From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2007-08-10T04:52:07+09:00
Subject: Re: RubyDBI install fails during make

On Aug 9, 2007, at 08:16, Max Russell wrote:

> I downloaded Ruby DBI 0.1.1 from Rubyforge.
> I extracted it into a sub-folder in My Documents where I store setup
> files.
>
> I ran the following:
>
> ruby setup.rb config
> ruby setup.rb install
>
> however, this fails and I see this:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\mrussell\My Documents\My
> Setups\Ruby\DBI\ruby-dbi>ruby
>  setup.rb setup
> entering setup phase...
> setting #! line to "#!c:/ruby/bin/ruby"
> setting #! line to "#!c:/ruby/bin/ruby"
> c:/ruby/bin/ruby extconf.rb
> checking for sqlite_open() in sqlite.lib... no
> *** extconf.rb failed ***
> Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of
> necessary libraries and/or headers.  Check the mkmf.log file for more
> details.  You may need configuration options.

Those last three lines say it all.

> Provided configuration options:
>         --with-opt-dir
>         --without-opt-dir
>         --with-opt-include
>         --without-opt-include=${opt-dir}/include
>         --with-opt-lib
>         --without-opt-lib=${opt-dir}/lib
>         --with-make-prog
>         --srcdir=.
>         --curdir
>         --ruby=c:/ruby/bin/ruby
>         --with-sqlite-dir
>         --without-sqlite-dir
>         --with-sqlite-include
>         --without-sqlite-include=${sqlite-dir}/include
>         --with-sqlite-lib
>         --without-sqlite-lib=${sqlite-dir}/lib
>         --with-sqlitelib
>         --without-sqlitelib

Use one of these (--with-sqlite-dir is best) to tell extconf.rb where  
your sqlite library lives.  If you don't have sqlite installed,  
you'll need to install it first.  Be sure to use the one that matches  
your compiler.

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