# Ferret gem installation

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ferret-gem-installation/133430>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 31, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ferret-gem-installation/133430 "2008-03-31T15:38:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![noratsaraswat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@noratsaraswat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/noratsaraswat)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ferret-gem-installation/133430/1 "2008-03-31T15:38:43Z")

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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  
creating Makefile

make  
sh: line 1: make: command not found

Gem files will remain installed in /Applications/Locomotive2/Bundles/  
rmagickRailsJan2007\_x86.locobundle/framework/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/  
ferret-0.11.3 for inspection.  
Results logged to /Applications/Locomotive2/Bundles/  
rmagickRailsJan2007\_x86.locobundle/framework/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/  
ferret-0.11.3/ext/gem\_make.out

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**Author:** ![noratsaraswat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@noratsaraswat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/noratsaraswat)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ferret-gem-installation/133430/2 "2008-03-31T18:01:49Z")

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try the ferret forum: [http://www.ruby-forum.com/forum/5](http://www.ruby-forum.com/forum/5)