From: "Erik R." Date: 2010-12-24T03:50:51+09:00 Subject: Problems installing the gtk2 gem Hi all! I am having some problem installing the gtk2 gem. When I try to do so I get the error message: /usr/bin/ruby extconf.rb checking for GCC... *** 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. 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 --without-make-prog --srcdir=. --curdir --ruby=/usr/bin/ruby /usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:368:in `try_do': The complier failed to generate an executable file. (RuntimeError) You have to install development tools first. from /usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:446:in `try_compile' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:605:in `macro_defined?' from extconf.rb:17:in `block in
' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:693:in `block in checking_for' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:280:in `block (2 levels) in postpone' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:254:in `open' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:280:in `block in postpone' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:254:in `open' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:276:in `postpone' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:692:in `checking_for' from extconf.rb:16:in `
' And then looking in the mkmf.rb file in the created gtk2 gem directory it says: "gcc-o conftest -I/usr/include/ruby-1.9.1/i686-linux -I/usr/include/ruby-1.9.1/ruby/backward -I/usr/include/ruby-1.9.1 - I.-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS = 64-march = i686-mtune = generic-O2-pipe-fPIC conftest.c-L. -L/usr/lib-L.-rdynamic-Wl,-export-dynamic-lruby-static-lpthread -lrt-ldl-lcrypt-lm-lc " In file included from / usr/include/ruby-1.9.1/ruby/ruby.h: 50:0; from / usr/include/ruby-1.9.1/ruby.h: 32; from conftest.c: 1: / usr / include / stdlib.h: 1:1: error: leftover '\ \ 315' in program / usr / include / stdlib.h: 1:1: error: leftover '\ \ 205' in program / usr / include / stdlib.h: 1:1: error: leftover '\ \ 301' in program / usr / include / stdlib.h: 1:1: error: leftover '\ \ 251' in program I have tried to search the web for this error, but got nothing. Anybody got an idea how to fix this? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.