# Mkmf.rb:310:in \`method\_missing': undefined method \`quote' fo

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mkmf-rbin-method-missing-undefined-method-quote-fo/113344>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [August 30, 2007, 6:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mkmf-rbin-method-missing-undefined-method-quote-fo/113344 "2007-08-30T06:41:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 6:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mkmf-rbin-method-missing-undefined-method-quote-fo/113344/1 "2007-08-30T06:41:14Z")

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$ ruby1.9 extconf.rb  
checking for termios.h… /usr/lib/ruby/1.9/mkmf.rb:310:in  
`method_missing': undefined method`quote’ for nil:NilClass  
(NoMethodError)  
from /usr/lib/ruby/1.9/mkmf.rb:310:in `cpp_command' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.9/mkmf.rb:343:in`try\_cpp’  
from /usr/lib/ruby/1.9/mkmf.rb:711:in `block in have_header' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.9/mkmf.rb:572:in`block in checking\_for’  
from /usr/lib/ruby/1.9/mkmf.rb:218:in `block (2 levels) in postpone' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.9/mkmf.rb:191:in`open’  
from /usr/lib/ruby/1.9/mkmf.rb:218:in `block in postpone' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.9/mkmf.rb:191:in`open’  
from /usr/lib/ruby/1.9/mkmf.rb:214:in `postpone' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.9/mkmf.rb:571:in`checking\_for’  
from /usr/lib/ruby/1.9/mkmf.rb:710:in `have_header' from extconf.rb:3:in`’

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At Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:40:12 +0900,  
akira yamada / e$B$d$^$@$"$-$ie(B wrote in [ruby-dev:31682]:

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> subjecte$B$N$h$&$J%(%i!\<$K$J$j$^$9!#e(B

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