From: Jamis Buck <jgb3@...>
Date: 2004-03-07T14:41:21+09:00
Subject: Re: I know I am beginning to sound whiney...  but I need help  :/

Mike J. wrote:
> ...but now I have rebuilt my system, and installed ruby, installed 
> sqlite (which I know works because I have created a database replete 
> with tables and data and other apps see it, like BeAccessible) but when 
> I try to install ruby-dbi or sqlite-ruby it bombs.
> 
> $ ruby -v
> ruby 1.6.4 (2001-06-04) [i586-beos]  
> 
> sqlite-ruby:
> 
> $ ruby extconf.rb
> checking for main() in -lsqlite... no
> checking for sqlite.h... yes
> checking for sqlite_open() in -lsqlite... no  
> 

Try looking in the mkmf.log file -- it should explain why the last check 
is failing.  Or, email it (mkmf.log) to me (directly: 
jgb3@email.byu.edu) and I'll take a look at it (I'm the author of 
sqlite-ruby, so I suppose it's my responsibility...;)).

- Jamis

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