Clean uninstall for ferret

I installed ferret and it cleaned me out!!!
I do the following:


gem install ferret

Need to update 4 gems from http://gems.rubyforge.org

complete
Select which gem to install for your platform (i386-linux)

  1. ferret 0.11.4 (ruby)
  2. ferret 0.11.4 (mswin32)
  3. ferret 0.11.3 (ruby)
  4. ferret 0.11.2 (ruby)
  5. Skip this gem
  6. Cancel installation

3
Building native extensions. This could take a while…
ERROR: While executing gem … (Gem::Installer::ExtensionBuildError)
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

ruby extconf.rb install ferret
can’t find header files for ruby.


Then I try to uninstall and i get the following:


gem uninstall ferret
ERROR: While executing gem … (Gem::InstallError)
Unknown gem ferret-> 0


Then I try to rake my db and i get errors


$ rake db:migrate
(in /home/drhenner/eggpad)
rake aborted!
no such file to load – ferret_ext


I have no idea what i can do to just uninstall ferret from my system. I
would prefer to have it work but at the very least i don’t want it to
stop all future work. I installed 0.11.4 first and i got the same
problem. I manually removed all the files and directories in
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ferret-0.11.4/

it didnt help at all.

This has to be my worst experience with a rubygem EVER. Everything
always runs smooth up until now.

What are the ruby header files by the way???

Hi David,

check out Problems installing on Fedora - Ferret - Ruby-Forum as well as

http://www.ruby-forum.com/search?query=%22no+such+file+to+load+--+ferret_ext%22&forums%5B%5D=5

please.

Cheers,
Jan P.

2007/6/22, David H. [email protected]:

  1. ferret 0.11.4 (ruby)
    ruby extconf.rb install ferret
    Then I try to rake my db and i get errors
    stop all future work. I installed 0.11.4 first and i got the same

    Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH that was too easy… I guess most people have these
file installed by default because i don’t hear many complaints…