# Installing rubygame on 1.9 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [April 15, 2009, 1:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-rubygame-on-1-9/165575 "2009-04-15T13:05:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![john\_maclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@john\_maclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_maclean)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 1:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-rubygame-on-1-9/165575/1 "2009-04-15T13:05:19Z")
OS = Debian Lenny version = 1.9 objective = install rubygame from gem outcome = barf any clues? Should I point gem to a directory? gem1.9 install rubygame --remote Building native extensions. This could take a while… ERROR: Error installing rubygame: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. rake RUBYARCHDIR=/var/lib/gems/1.9.0/gems/rubygame-2.4.1/lib RUBYLIBDIR=/var/lib/gems/1.9.0/gems/rubygame-2.4.1/lib rake aborted! no such file to load – rubygems /var/lib/gems/1.9.0/gems/rubygame-2.4.1/Rakefile:39:in `require’ (See full trace by running task with --trace) (in /var/lib/gems/1.9.0/gems/rubygame-2.4.1) Gem files will remain installed in /var/lib/gems/1.9.0/gems/rubygame-2.4.1 for inspection. Results logged to /var/lib/gems/1.9.0/gems/rubygame-2.4.1/gem\_make.out – John M. 07739 171 531 MSc (DIC) Timezone: GMT ---
**Author:** ![john\_maclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@john\_maclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_maclean)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-rubygame-on-1-9/165575/2 "2009-04-15T17:20:29Z")
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 5:04 AM, john maclean [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > ``` > ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. > > ``` > > Gem files will remain installed in > Timezone: GMT Is your environment set up correctly? I had a similar problem after unmasking and installing 1.9 on Gentoo. Turned out the ebuild didn’t setup the environment correctly. – “Hey brother Christian with your high and mighty errand, Your actions speak so loud, I can’t hear a word you’re saying.” -Greg Graffin (Bad Religion)