From: Stefano Crocco Date: 2008-07-02T01:45:44+09:00 Subject: Re: How to install Ruby DBI module? On Tuesday 01 July 2008, Justin To wrote: > Ok, I typed it into the window's command prompt, but i get this error: > \mysql-ruby-2.8pre4\extconf.rb --with-mysql-dir > > *** /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. ... Have you looked at the mkmf.log file? What does it say? Stefano