# Gem install sqlite3-ruby **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [July 12, 2006, 5:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-sqlite3-ruby/98043 "2006-07-12T05:24:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jaw6](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@jaw6](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jaw6)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 5:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-sqlite3-ruby/98043/1 "2006-07-12T05:24:27Z")
Hi – I’m trying to set up Rails with sqlite on a raw Debian box. Rails is fine, but I’m having problems with sqlite. Actually, sqlite is fine, but the sqlite3-ruby bindings are problematic. I /suspect/ that this box doesn’t have some important development tools (I had to install gcc and make manually), but I don’t know what else I’m missing… Here’s the output I’m getting now: $ sudo gem install sqlite3-ruby Attempting local installation of ‘sqlite3-ruby’ Local gem file not found: sqlite3-ruby\*.gem Attempting remote installation of ‘sqlite3-ruby’ Select which gem to install for your platform (i486-linux) 1. sqlite3-ruby 1.1.0 (mswin32) 2. sqlite3-ruby 1.1.0 (ruby) 3. sqlite3-ruby 1.0.1 (ruby) 4. sqlite3-ruby 1.0.1 (mswin32) 5. sqlite3-ruby 1.0.0 (mswin32) 6. sqlite3-ruby 1.0.0 (ruby) 7. sqlite3-ruby 0.9.0 (ruby) 8. sqlite3-ruby 0.9.0 (mswin32) 9. sqlite3-ruby 0.6.0 (ruby) 10. sqlite3-ruby 0.5.0 (ruby) 11. Cancel installation > 2 > Building native extensions. This could take a while… > \*\*\* extconf.rb failed \*\*\* > Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of > necessary libraries and/or headers. Check the mkmf.log file for more > details. You may need configuration options. Provided configuration options: –with-opt-dir –without-opt-dir –with-opt-include –without-opt-include=${opt-dir}/include –with-opt-lib –without-opt-lib=${opt-dir}/lib –with-make-prog –without-make-prog –srcdir=. –curdir –ruby=/usr/bin/ruby1.8 –with-sqlite3-dir –without-sqlite3-dir –with-sqlite3-include –without-sqlite3-include=${sqlite3-dir}/include –with-sqlite3-lib –without-sqlite3-lib=${sqlite3-dir}/lib –with-sqlite3lib –without-sqlite3lib ERROR: While executing gem … (RuntimeError) ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. Gem files will remain installed in /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/sqlite3-ruby-1.1.0 for inspection. ruby extconf.rb install sqlite3-ruby\nchecking for sqlite3.h… yes checking for sqlite3\_open() in -lsqlite3… no Results logged to /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/sqlite3-ruby-1.1.0/ext/sqlite3\_api/gem\_make.out $ ---
**Author:** ![jaw6](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@jaw6](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jaw6)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 5:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-sqlite3-ruby/98043/2 "2006-07-12T17:06:00Z")
On 7/12/06, Joshua W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi – > > I’m trying to set up Rails with sqlite on a raw Debian box. Rails is > fine, but I’m having problems with sqlite. Actually, sqlite is fine, but > the sqlite3-ruby bindings are problematic. I /suspect/ that this box > doesn’t have some important development tools (I had to install gcc and > make manually), but I don’t know what else I’m missing… do you have swig installed? iirc the sqlite3-ruby bindings depend on it. martin ---
**Author:** ![jaw6](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@jaw6](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jaw6)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 5:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-sqlite3-ruby/98043/3 "2006-07-12T17:22:00Z")
On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 12:24:39PM +0900, Joshua W. wrote: > I’m trying to set up Rails with sqlite on a raw Debian box. Rails is > fine, but I’m having problems with sqlite. Actually, sqlite is fine, but > the sqlite3-ruby bindings are problematic. I /suspect/ that this box > doesn’t have some important development tools (I had to install gcc and > make manually), but I don’t know what else I’m missing… Here are some very specific instructions which have proved handy in getting through this: [http://code.whytheluckystiff.net/camping/wiki/BeAlertWhenOnSqlite3](http://code.whytheluckystiff.net/camping/wiki/BeAlertWhenOnSqlite3) \_why ---
**Author:** ![jaw6](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@jaw6](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jaw6)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 5:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-sqlite3-ruby/98043/4 "2006-07-12T17:47:04Z")
why the lucky stiff wrote: > Here are some very specific instructions which have proved handy in > getting through this: > > [http://code.whytheluckystiff.net/camping/wiki/BeAlertWhenOnSqlite3](http://code.whytheluckystiff.net/camping/wiki/BeAlertWhenOnSqlite3) Installing ‘build-essential’ seems to have been the last hurdle. I’m up and flying, now. Thanks everyone for your help! – Joshua ---
**Author:** ![jaw6](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@jaw6](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jaw6)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 5:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-sqlite3-ruby/98043/5 "2006-07-12T17:22:32Z")
Martin DeMello wrote: > do you have swig installed? iirc the sqlite3-ruby bindings depend on it. I do, actually. $ sudo apt-get install swig Reading Package Lists… Done Building Dependency Tree… Done swig is already the newest version. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 133 not upgraded. $