From: Nikita Vasilyev Date: 2010-03-12T04:50:25+09:00 Subject: Can't install gems with native extensions ��� gem install rdiscount Building native extensions. This could take a while... ERROR: Error installing rdiscount: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. /usr/local/bin/ruby extconf.rb WARNING: JRuby does not support native extensions or the `mkmf' library. Check wiki.jruby.org for alternatives. extconf.rb:3: undefined method `dir_config' for main:Object (NoMethodError) Gem files will remain installed in /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rdiscount-1.6.3 for inspection. Results logged to /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rdiscount-1.6.3/ext/gem_make.out I've the same problem with RedCloth. I don't even use jruby. ��� ruby --version ruby 1.8.7 (2009-06-12 patchlevel 174) [i686-darwin9.7.0] -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.