# Finding digest/md5.so and compiling ruby cleanly

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 26, 2006, 3:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/finding-digest-md5-so-and-compiling-ruby-cleanly/73668 "2006-10-26T03:27:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![PeSSSSaS\_Botp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ecd19e/32.png) [@PeSSSSaS\_Botp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/PeSSSSaS_Botp)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2006, 3:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/finding-digest-md5-so-and-compiling-ruby-cleanly/73668/1 "2006-10-26T03:27:06Z")

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Hi All,

I need tips on how to compile ruby cleanly (Linux ubuntu dapper 6.06 and  
ruby’s stable-snapshot). I screwed up my compilation and now ruby  
cannot\_ load digest/md5.so. (i recompiled again, still cannot load).  
This happened after i removed /usr/local/lib/ruby directory; thinking of  
course that it’s better to recompile from a clean scratch.

Any tips on the md5.so not loading/(or creating)? (I don’t have my pc w  
me now, but i’m gathering tips so when i get home, i’d know what to do).

thanks in advance.

kind regards -botp

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**Author:** ![PeSSSSaS\_Botp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ecd19e/32.png) [@PeSSSSaS\_Botp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/PeSSSSaS_Botp)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 4:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/finding-digest-md5-so-and-compiling-ruby-cleanly/73668/2 "2006-10-27T04:25:25Z")

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fr Me ( Peña, Botp [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] ):

# I need tips on how to compile ruby cleanly (Linux ubuntu

# dapper 6.06 and ruby’s stable-snapshot). I screwed up my

# compilation and now ruby cannot\_ load digest/md5.so. (i

# recompiled again, still cannot load). This happened after i

# removed /usr/local/lib/ruby directory; thinking of course

# that it’s better to recompile from a clean scratch.

# 

# Any tips on the md5.so not loading/(or creating)? (I don’t

# have my pc w me now, but i’m gathering tips so when i get

# home, i’d know what to do).

ok, fyi only, just in case others may encounter this problem. i just  
found out that the snapshot has problems installing/finding the  
extension (be it md5, sha, readline, etc).

solution: i reinstalled (back) using the (older) the stable release  
1.8.5.

something is wrong with the stable-snapshot. i don’t think it is stable  
enough … (or maybe snapshots are for upgrades only…)

kind regards -botp