# Missing rake/extensiontask

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/missing-rake-extensiontask/196227>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 8, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/missing-rake-extensiontask/196227 "2010-10-08T22:00:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![gonzalo\_g](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/4bbf92/32.png) [@gonzalo\_g](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gonzalo_g)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/missing-rake-extensiontask/196227/1 "2010-10-08T22:00:28Z")

</div>

I’m looking into compiling fxruby from its gem but it dies as it  
cannot find rake/extensiontask.  
I downloaded the latest rake and it is missing there too.  
Can anyone help me sort it out?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![gonzalo\_g](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/4bbf92/32.png) [@gonzalo\_g](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gonzalo_g)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/missing-rake-extensiontask/196227/2 "2010-10-08T22:14:45Z")

</div>

Gonzalo G. wrote:

> I’m looking into compiling fxruby from its gem but it dies as it  
> cannot find rake/extensiontask.  
> I downloaded the latest rake and it is missing there too.  
> Can anyone help me sort it out?

Why are you starting a new thread with the same question?

1. Go to [google.com](http://google.com)
2. Type “missing rake/extensiontask”
3. Then you’ll find the same question you posted 4 days ago, and the  
answer you were given:

[http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/217998](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/217998)