# Tokyocabinet ruby api install problem

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tokyocabinet-ruby-api-install-problem/183947>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 22, 2010, 11:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tokyocabinet-ruby-api-install-problem/183947 "2010-02-22T23:12:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![brianwisti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@brianwisti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brianwisti)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 11:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tokyocabinet-ruby-api-install-problem/183947/1 "2010-02-22T23:12:17Z")

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Now that I have TC installed, I seem to have encountered a similar issue  
with  
Hi all,

I recently installed tokyocabinet with some help, on a debian system.  
My problems were with the configure file, since I hadn’t done that  
before.

Now I have an issue with the ruby api install.

It involves running the ruby installer extconf.rb

which results in:

$ ruby extconf.rb  
setting variables …  
$CFLAGS = -I. -I/usr/local/include -Wall -fno-strict-aliasing -g -g  
-O2 -fPIC $(cflags) -O2  
$LDFLAGS = -L. -rdynamic -Wl,-export-dynamic -L. -L/usr/local/lib  
$libs = -ltokyocabinet -lz -lbz2 -lpthread -lm -lc  
checking for tcutil.h… no

so I have to pass the directory config parameters in a similar way, but  
dont know correct nomencalture  
as I have not found documentation.

thanks!  
Brian

Thanks!

Brian