From: Luis Parravicini <lparravi@...>
Date: 2010-05-19T07:05:22+09:00
Subject: Re: curl library?

On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Xeno Campanoli / Eskimo North and
Gmail <xeno.campanoli@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10-05-18 02:35 PM, Xeno Campanoli / Eskimo North and Gmail wrote:
>>
>> Two questions:
>>
>> 1. How do I install the curl library for Ruby? I thought there was
>> one...???
>> 2. How come when I go 'gem search curl' I get:
>>
>>> root@rockhopper:~# gem search curl
>>>
>>> *** LOCAL GEMS ***
>>>
>>>
>>> root@rockhopper:~#
>>
>> ???
>>
> I just got the following responses trying to install curb and curl-multi:
>
> # gem install curl-multi
> Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
> ERROR:  Error installing curl-multi:
>        ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
>
> /usr/bin/ruby1.8 extconf.rb
> extconf.rb:1:in `require': no such file to load -- mkmf (LoadError)
>        from extconf.rb:1
>
>
> Gem files will remain installed in /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/curb-0.7.1 for
> inspection.
> Results logged to /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/curb-0.7.1/ext/gem_make.out
> root@rhaptools:~# gem install curb
> Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
> ERROR:  Error installing curb:
>        ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
>
> /usr/bin/ruby1.8 extconf.rb
> extconf.rb:1:in `require': no such file to load -- mkmf (LoadError)
>        from extconf.rb:1
>
>
> Gem files will remain installed in /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/curb-0.7.1 for
> inspection.
> Results logged to /var/lib/gems/1.8/gems/curb-0.7.1/ext/gem_make.out

You should try to search the forum first for the answer:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=`require'%3A+no+such+file+to+load+--+mkmf+(LoadError)+site%3Aruby-forum.com
Anyway, you need the ruby development packages. In ubuntu / debian its
named ruby1.8-dev (or ruby1.9-dev)

Bye


-- 
Luis Parravicini
http://ktulu.com.ar/blog/