# Re: mkmf

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-mkmf/94738>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 12, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-mkmf/94738 "2006-05-12T16:38:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-mkmf/94738/1 "2006-05-12T16:38:38Z")

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> Where can I find it ?  
> Thanks
> 
> % sudo gem install fxruby-1.4.6.gem  
> Attempting local installation of ‘fxruby-1.4.6.gem’  
> Building native extensions. This could take a while…  
> extconf.rb:4:in `require’: no such file to load – mkmf (LoadError)  
> from extconf.rb:4

What platform?

/me guesses Debian or Ubuntu

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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 4:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-mkmf/94738/2 "2006-05-12T16:46:52Z")

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Berger, Daniel wrote:

> > Where can I find it ?  
> > Thanks
> > 
> > % sudo gem install fxruby-1.4.6.gem  
> > Attempting local installation of ‘fxruby-1.4.6.gem’  
> > Building native extensions. This could take a while…  
> > extconf.rb:4:in `require’: no such file to load – mkmf (LoadError)  
> > from extconf.rb:4
> 
> What platform?
> 
> /me guesses Debian or Ubuntu

I use a Debian

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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 5:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-mkmf/94738/3 "2006-05-12T17:07:20Z")

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On Fri, May 12, 2006 at 11:47:03PM +0900, de dardel benjamin wrote:  
} Berger, Daniel wrote:  
} \>\>  
} \>\> Where can I find it ?  
} \>\> Thanks  
} \>\>  
} \>\> % sudo gem install fxruby-1.4.6.gem  
} \>\> Attempting local installation of ‘fxruby-1.4.6.gem’  
} \>\> Building native extensions. This could take a while…  
} \>\> extconf.rb:4:in `require’: no such file to load – mkmf (LoadError)  
} \>\> from extconf.rb:4  
} \>  
} \> What platform?  
} \>  
} \> /me guesses Debian or Ubuntu  
}  
} I use a Debian

RubyGems with native extensions require the ruby1.8-dev and  
build-essential  
packages to build those extensions.

apt-get install ruby1.8-dev build-essential

–Greg

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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 5:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-mkmf/94738/4 "2006-05-12T17:10:56Z")

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Hi,

In message “Re: mkmf”  
on Fri, 12 May 2006 23:47:03 +0900, de dardel benjamin  
[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes:

|\>\> extconf.rb:4:in `require’: no such file to load – mkmf (LoadError)  
|\>\> from extconf.rb:4

|I use a Debian

I think you have to install the development package ruby1.8-dev.

```
						matz.

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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 5:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-mkmf/94738/5 "2006-05-12T17:19:26Z")

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Yukihiro M. wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> In message “Re: mkmf”  
> on Fri, 12 May 2006 23:47:03 +0900, de dardel benjamin  
> [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes:
> 
> |\>\> extconf.rb:4:in `require’: no such file to load – mkmf (LoadError)  
> |\>\> from extconf.rb:4
> 
> |I use a Debian
> 
> I think you have to install the development package ruby1.8-dev.
> 
> ```
> matz.
> 
> ```

It’s OK now.  
Thank you