From: Phillip Gawlowski <cmdjackryan@...>
Date: 2011-06-12T07:26:05+09:00
Subject: Re: sequel question: Where's SQLite?

On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 11:42 PM, Chad Perrin <code@apotheon.net> wrote:
> Thanks.  However . . .
>
>    > gem install sqlite3
>    Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
>    ERROR:  Error installing sqlite3:
>            ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
>
>            /usr/bin/ruby1.8 extconf.rb
>    checking for sqlite3.h... no
>    sqlite3.h is missing. Try 'port install sqlite3 +universal'
>    or 'yum install sqlite3-devel' and check your shared library search path (the
>    location where your sqlite3 shared library is located).
>    *** 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.

You  *did* install the SQLite3 dev package for Debian, yes?

> Where the heck is mkmflog?

Usually in the gem's directory where it would've ended up if it had
been built successfully.

-- 
Phillip Gawlowski

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and even prove, that following that method we shall attain our aim.
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