This is a known problem. Hope the link below helps: http://domhackers.blogspot.com/2008/09/sqlite3-ruby-gem-on-windows.html
Cheers, Mohit. 11/3/2008 | 2:04 PM. Hammer Ting wrote: > I am new to Ruby. Try out a web application, but when I tried to access > the page, it has the following error (see ERROR 1 below). > > So I thought I may have not installed "sqlite3" and tried downloading > "sqlite_3-6-4.zip" and "sqlitedll_3-6-4.zip", unzipped it and place it > in ruby's bin directory. Then I run the command: > > gem install sqlite3-ruby > > But found myself encounter the another error shown below (see ERROR 2). > > Any help would by wonderful > > ============================== ERROR 1 > ========================================= > MissingSourceFile (no such file to load -- sqlite3): > C:/Programs2/Ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in > `g > em_original_require' > C:/Programs2/Ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in > `r > equire' > .......... > .......... > C:/Programs2/Ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in > `r > equire' > script/server:3 > > Rendering > C:/Programs2/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_c > ontroller/templates/rescues/layout.erb (internal_server_error) > ============================== ERROR 1 > ========================================= > > > > ============================== ERROR 2 > ========================================= > C:/Programs2/Ruby>gem install sqlite3-ruby > Building native extensions. This could take a while... > ERROR: Error installing sqlite3-ruby: > ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. > > C:/Programs2/Ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb install sqlite3-ruby > checking for fdatasync() in rt.lib... no > checking for sqlite3.h... no > > nmake > 'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > > > Gem files will remain installed in > C:/Programs2/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/sqli > te3-ruby-1.2.4 for inspection. > Results logged to > C:/Programs2/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/sqlite3-ruby-1.2.4/ex > t/sqlite3_api/gem_make.out > ============================== ERROR 2 > ========================================= > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---