# Could anybody help me on this? (require 'libglade2')

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 16, 2007, 10:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/could-anybody-help-me-on-this-require-libglade2/106999 "2007-06-16T10:13:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 10:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/could-anybody-help-me-on-this-require-libglade2/106999/1 "2007-06-16T10:13:07Z")

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Hi all,

I just installed ruby-gnome2-all-0.16.0 on my cygwin box with building  
from  
source code. ( It tells me that the ruby-glade installed sucessfully.)

When I try to run my a.rb, it reports errors. Could anybody help me?

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bash-3.2$ ruby -e ‘puts $:’  
/usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8  
/usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/i386-cygwin  
/usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby  
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8  
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-cygwin  
.  
bash-3.2$ cat a.rb  
#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require ‘libglade2’

bash-3.2$ ruby -d a.rb  
Exception `LoadError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/glib2.rb:179 - no such file to load -- gettext Exception `LoadError’ at /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/pango.rb:11 - no  
such  
file to load – cairo  
Exception `LoadError' at /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/gtk2/base.rb:16 - no such file to load -- cairo Exception `LoadError’ at  
/usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/i386-cygwin/gtk2.so:0 -  
No such file or directory -  
/usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/i386-cygwin/gtk2.so  
/usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/i386-cygwin/gtk2.so: No such file or  
directory -  
/usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/i386-cygwin/gtk2.so (LoadError)  
from /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/gtk2/base.rb:19  
from /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/gtk2.rb:11:in `require' from /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/gtk2.rb:11 from /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/libglade2.rb:11:in `require’  
from /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/libglade2.rb:11  
from a.rb:3:in `require’  
from a.rb:3  
bash-3.2$ ls -lt /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/i386-cygwin/gtk2.so  
-rwxr-xr-x 1 Jim\_Zhang mkpasswd 677376 Jun 16 11:52  
/usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/i386-cygwin/gtk2.so

bash-3.2$ env  
TERM=xterm  
PROCESSOR\_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 6 Model 14 Stepping 8, GenuineIntel  
WINDIR=C:\WINDOWS  
OLDPWD=/dev/ruby/ruby-gnome2-all-0.16.0  
USERDOMAIN=ENTERPRISE  
OS=Windows\_NT  
QTJAVA=C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2\_04\lib\ext\QTJava.zip  
PROCESSOR\_LEVEL=6  
PATH=/cygdrive/c/Program  
Files/ThinkPad/Utilities:/cygdrive/c/oracle/ora92/bin:/cygdrive/c/Program  
Files/Oracle/jre/1.3.1/bin:/cygdrive/c/Program  
Files/Oracle/jre/1.1.8/bin:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/System32/Wbem:/cygdrive/c/Program  
Files/Intel/Wireless/Bin/:/cygdrive/c/Program  
Files/Symantec/pcAnywhere/:/cygdrive/c/Program  
Files/Perforce:/usr/bin:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/RSA Security/RSA  
SecurID  
Software Token/:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/VERITAS/VERITAS Object  
Bus/bin:/cygdrive/c/Program  
Files/QuickTime/QTSystem/:/ruby/lib/GTK/bin:/usr/bin  
FP\_NO\_HOST\_CHECK=NO  
PWD=/dev/ruby  
VIP\_PATH=C:\Program Files\VERITAS\VERITAS Object Bus\bin  
SYSTEMDRIVE=C:  
\_\_COMPAT\_LAYER=EnableNXShowUI  
USERPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\jim\_zhang  
LOGONSERVER=\HKGIPS01  
PROCESSOR\_ARCHITECTURE=x86  
SHLVL=1  
HOME=/cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/jim\_zhang  
[USERDNSDOMAIN=ENTERPRISE.VERITAS.COM](http://USERDNSDOMAIN=ENTERPRISE.VERITAS.COM)  
[PATHEXT=.COM](http://PATHEXT=.COM);.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH  
HOMEDRIVE=C:  
VRTSOBDIR=“C:\Program Files\VERITAS\VERITAS Object Bus”  
COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe  
TMP=/cygdrive/c/DOCUME~1/JIM\_ZH~1/LOCALS~1/Temp  
SYSTEMROOT=C:\WINDOWS  
PROCESSOR\_REVISION=0e08  
CLASSPATH=e:\cygwin\bin;e:\cygwin\ruby\bin;e:\cygwin\lib  
PROGRAMFILES=C:\Program Files  
NUMBER\_OF\_PROCESSORS=2  
SESSIONNAME=Console  
COMPUTERNAME=L-E44391-B  
\_=/usr/bin/env

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Best regards,

Jim Z.