# Error installing sqlite3

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-installing-sqlite3/165457>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 14, 2009, 5:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-installing-sqlite3/165457 "2009-04-14T05:32:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![luisfgnr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ed8c4c/32.png) [@luisfgnr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luisfgnr)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 5:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-installing-sqlite3/165457/1 "2009-04-14T05:32:25Z")

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Hi,

i’m new to Rails and this is my first post. I need help with the  
installation of sqlite, i got the next error when i typed “gem install  
sqlite3-ruby”:

c:\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:/ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb install sqlite3-ruby  
checking for fdatasync() in rt.lib… no  
checking for sqlite3.h… no

nmake  
“nmake” no se reconoce como un comando interno o externo,  
programa o archivo por lotes ejecutable.

Gem files will remain installed in  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/sqlite3-ruby-1  
.2.4 for inspection.  
Results logged to  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/sqlite3-ruby-1.2.4/ext/sqlite3\_  
api/gem\_make.out

some ideas?  
please help. Thanks

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**Author:** ![luisfgnr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ed8c4c/32.png) [@luisfgnr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luisfgnr)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 6:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-installing-sqlite3/165457/2 "2009-04-14T06:18:05Z")

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Hi,

2009/4/14 Luis G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> Â Â Â Â ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.  
> Gem files will remain installed in  
> c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/sqlite3-ruby-1  
> .2.4 for inspection.  
> Results logged to  
> c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/sqlite3-ruby-1.2.4/ext/sqlite3\_  
> api/gem\_make.out
> 
> some ideas?  
> please help. Thanks  
> Try  
> gem install sqlite3-ruby -v 1.2.3

Refer to [Installing SQLite3 on windows - Rails - Ruby-Forum](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/145411)

Regards,

Park H.

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**Author:** ![luisfgnr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ed8c4c/32.png) [@luisfgnr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luisfgnr)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 6:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-installing-sqlite3/165457/3 "2009-04-14T06:25:36Z")

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> gem install sqlite3-ruby -v 1.2.3
> 
> Refer to [Installing SQLite3 on windows - Rails - Ruby-Forum](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/145411)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Park H.

Thank you very much. it works perfectly