# Error installing sqlite3 gem on solaris **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [June 26, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-installing-sqlite3-gem-on-solaris/171106 "2009-06-26T14:26:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![will\_p](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@will\_p](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/will_p)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-installing-sqlite3-gem-on-solaris/171106/1 "2009-06-26T14:26:58Z")
I am attempting to install the sqlite3 gem under Solaris and am getting the following error: * * * 101 beech# gem install sqlite3-ruby Building native extensions. This could take a while… ERROR: Error installing sqlite3-ruby: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. /opt/csw/bin/ruby extconf.rb install sqlite3-ruby extconf.rb:1:in `require’: no such file to load – mkmf (LoadError) from extconf.rb:1 ## Gem files will remain installed in /opt/csw/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/sqlite3-ruby-1.2.4 for inspection. Results logged to /opt/csw/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/sqlite3-ruby-1.2.4/ext/sqlite3\_api/gem\_make.out How do I fix this? ---
**Author:** ![will\_p](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@will\_p](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/will_p)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-installing-sqlite3-gem-on-solaris/171106/2 "2009-06-28T00:33:49Z")
> /opt/csw/bin/ruby extconf.rb install sqlite3-ruby > extconf.rb:1:in `require’: no such file to load – mkmf (LoadError) > from extconf.rb:1 Looks like your ruby is somehow installed wrong since that should be available. =r