From: Harry Ohlsen <harryo@...>
Date: 2003-09-18T15:50:53+09:00
Subject: Problem with extconf

Hi,

I wanted to install ruby-zlib-1.6.0 but hit a snag.  When I run "ruby extconf.rb" I get the following error message ...

/export/home/harryo/ruby/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/shellwords.rb:31 in 'shellwords': undefined method 'lstrip!' for "--prefix=/export/home/harryo/ruby/usr/local":String (NameError)
   from /export/home/harryo/ruby/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/mkmf.rb:18
   from extconf.rb:7 in 'require'
   from extconf.rb:7

(Note: I had to type all of that, because I can't get the X11 selection onto this darned Windows box).

Doing a quick irb shows that String doesn't seem to *have* an lstrip! method (nor lstrip, rstrip, rstrip!).  However, those methods exist according to my copy of ri from /\ndy's 1.8.0 Windows installer.

Can anyone give me a clue as to what's going on?  Is it something screwy about my installation of 1.8.0 on the Solaris box?

Thanks in advance,

Harry O.