# Help required for the compilation of ruby 1.9

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-required-for-the-compilation-of-ruby-1-9/109709>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 18, 2007, 7:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-required-for-the-compilation-of-ruby-1-9/109709 "2007-07-18T07:03:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![chirag\_mistry\_ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@chirag\_mistry\_ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chirag_mistry_ruby)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 7:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-required-for-the-compilation-of-ruby-1-9/109709/1 "2007-07-18T07:03:54Z")

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Hi

We have downloaded the Ruby 1.9 source code from the link  
“http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/trunk/” and we tried to compile the  
code but we got following error and “make” fails at the execution of  
command “./miniruby ./mkconfig.rb -timestamp=.rbconfig.time  
-install\_name=ruby -so\_name=ruby rbconfig.rb”. Please give your reply  
about solution of this error so we can successfully compile and install  
ruby1.9 package. Please also tell us if there are any prerequisites for  
successful compilation/installation of ruby1.9 package.

Machine/OS information for our machine:  
OS: GNU/Linux  
Kernel: 2.4.21-40.ELsmp  
Kernel Version: #1 SMP Thu Feb 2 22:22:39 EST 2006  
Processor: i686  
Hardware-platform - i386

## Error:

rbconfig.rb unchanged  
/users/username1/UnoRuby/ruby\_1.9\_sourcecode/lib/fileutils.rb:1026:in  
`method_missing': private method`open’ called for false:FalseClass  
(NoMethodError)  
from  
/users/username1/UnoRuby/ruby\_1.9\_sourcecode/lib/fileutils.rb:1026:in  
`rescue in block in touch' from /users/username1/UnoRuby/ruby_1.9_sourcecode/lib/fileutils.rb:1022:in`block in touch’  
from  
/users/username1/UnoRuby/ruby\_1.9\_sourcecode/lib/fileutils.rb:1020:in  
`each' from /users/username1/UnoRuby/ruby_1.9_sourcecode/lib/fileutils.rb:1020:in`touch’  
from ./mkconfig.rb:188:in `’  
make: \*\*\* [.rbconfig.time] Error 1

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Regards  
Chirag