We actually just got a patch in for ubuntu compatability. I'll see about getting tom to push a point release.
On 7/20/07, Rick DeNatale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 7/20/07, Hugh Sasse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, 20 Jul 2007, Rick DeNatale wrote: > > > > > Anyway, after power became stable I tried installing again and it > > > looks like gem install is trying to install from a partially > > > downloaded gem. There's no indication of going to fetch anything > > [...] > > > $ sudo gem install god > > > Building native extensions. This could take a while... > > > ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::Installer::ExtensionBuildError) > > > ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. > > > > Yep, nothing remotely remote there, AFAICS... > > > > > > Gem files will remain installed in > > > /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/god-0.2.0 for inspection. > > > > I'd try removing that and anything claiming to be god in the cache > > directory. Then you should be able to have a clean start. [And put > > in a capital equipment bid for an uninterruptible power supply?] > > > > Might be a bit drastic, but it's probably quicker than other methods. > > Unless you only have a 2400 baud modem for internet access.... > > > > Or you could wait for someone who's more familiar with the internals > > than I am. > > Upon further investigation, I don't think that this is a gem issue > after all. Turns out that god plays favorites, it looks like it's > only built and tested against redhat linux, and I'm on ubuntu. It's > complaining about some missing .h files I've tried tracking them down > and installing the debian packages which include them, but I'm still > not getting very far. > > I'll move this over to ruby-talk since it seems to have more to do > with this particular deity^h^h^h^h^hgem than the gem infrastructure. > > -- > Rick DeNatale > > My blog on Ruby > http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Rubygems-developers mailing list > [email protected] > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rubygems-developers > -- Kevin Clark http://glu.ttono.us _______________________________________________ Rubygems-developers mailing list [email protected] http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rubygems-developers
