# Gem native extension installer failure on winxp pro 64 system **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [August 9, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-native-extension-installer-failure-on-winxp-pro-64-system/145444 "2008-08-09T15:47:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davidstokar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@davidstokar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidstokar)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-native-extension-installer-failure-on-winxp-pro-64-system/145444/1 "2008-08-09T15:47:31Z")
Here is the shell error: C:\ …\> gem update Updating installed gems Updating fxruby Successfulyy installed fxruby-1.6.16-x86-mswin32-60 Updating haml Successfully installed haml-2.0.2 Updating hpricot Building Native extensions. This could take a while… ERROR: While executing gem… (Gem::Installer::ExyensionBuildError) ERROR: failed to build gem native extension Path was given to gem.make.out file which reads: C:/Program Files (x86)/ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb update ‘C:/Program’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. ## At first glance it seems the update script does not specify path correctly specified for platform. Does anyone know how to fix this? David ---
**Author:** ![davidstokar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@davidstokar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidstokar)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-native-extension-installer-failure-on-winxp-pro-64-system/145444/2 "2008-08-11T19:24:47Z")
David S. wrote: > Here is the shell error: > C:\ …\> gem update > Updating installed gems > Updating fxruby > Successfulyy installed fxruby-1.6.16-x86-mswin32-60 > Updating haml > Successfully installed haml-2.0.2 > Updating hpricot > Building Native extensions. This could take a while… > ERROR: While executing gem… (Gem::Installer::ExyensionBuildError) > ERROR: failed to build gem native extension > > Path was given to gem.make.out file which reads: > > C:/Program Files (x86)/ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb update > ‘C:/Program’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > > ## At first glance it seems the update script does not specify path correctly specified for platform. > > Does anyone know how to fix this? > > David Looks like with hpricot the latest version doesn’t come with a pre-compiled binary. So avoid that, or install VC6 or mingw + mingw ruby. Maybe 🙂 [http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/162401#new](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/162401#new) -R ---
**Author:** ![davidstokar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@davidstokar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidstokar)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-native-extension-installer-failure-on-winxp-pro-64-system/145444/3 "2008-08-11T19:39:07Z")
On Monday 11 August 2008 10:22:25 Roger P. wrote: > > ERROR: While executing gem… (Gem::Installer::ExyensionBuildError) > > specified for platform. > > -R > > VC6 is installed. This seems to be a pathing error in the install script > > which > > is looking for C:\program rather than C:\program files (86) which is > > the > > appropriate path on win 64. All other gems install fine- this problem > > only > > occurs with hpricot. David ---
**Author:** ![davidstokar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@davidstokar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidstokar)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-native-extension-installer-failure-on-winxp-pro-64-system/145444/4 "2008-08-11T19:45:06Z")
> appropriate path on win 64. All other gems install fine- this problem > only > occurs with hpricot. > > David Looks like it might be an hpricot bug then. Either hack out a fix or post a bug or both, I guess. GL. -R ---
**Author:** ![davidstokar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@davidstokar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidstokar)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-native-extension-installer-failure-on-winxp-pro-64-system/145444/5 "2008-08-12T00:15:11Z")
On Aug 9, 2008, at 06:44 AM, David S. wrote: > ## ERROR: failed to build gem native extension > > Does anyone know how to fix this? Update RubyGems (and, probably, everything else) to handle paths with spaces.