# Unable to install libxml-ruby on Win2k3 machine **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [February 26, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-install-libxml-ruby-on-win2k3-machine/184167 "2010-02-26T00:45:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sirisha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sirisha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sirisha)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-install-libxml-ruby-on-win2k3-machine/184167/1 "2010-02-26T00:45:53Z")
Hi I am trying to install libxml using the command libxml-ruby and I am seeing the following errors. Building native extensions. This could take a while… ERROR: Error installing libxml-ruby: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. D:/Ruby/bin/ruby.exe -rubygems D:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/bin/rak e RUBYARCHDIR=D:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/libxml-ruby-1.1.3-x86-mswin32-60/li b RUBYLIBDIR=D:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/libxml-ruby-1.1.3-x86-mswin32-60/lib rake aborted! No Rakefile found (looking for: rakefile, Rakefile, rakefile.rb, Rakefile.rb) D:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2377:in `raw\_load\_rakefile ’ (See full trace by running task with --trace) Gem files will remain installed in D:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/libxml-ruby-1. 1.3-x86-mswin32-60 for inspection. Results logged to D:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/libxml-ruby-1.1.3-x86-mswin32-6 0/ext/mingw/gem\_make.out MY PATH is Path=D:\Ruby\bin;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\Prog ram Files\Microsoft ADS\bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft ADS\tools;c:\devtools;c: localbin;C:\Program Files\BladeLogic\OM\bin Can you guys tell me what I am missing Thanks Sirisha ---
**Author:** ![sirisha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sirisha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sirisha)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 10:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-install-libxml-ruby-on-win2k3-machine/184167/2 "2010-02-26T10:19:32Z")
On Feb 26, 12:45 am, Sirisha P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > D:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/bin/rak > ’ > > Path=D:\Ruby\bin;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C: \Prog > ram Files\Microsoft ADS\bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft > ADS\tools;c:\devtools;c: > localbin;C:\Program Files\BladeLogic\OM\bin > > Can you guys tell me what I am missing Please provide information of the Ruby version you’re using (‘gem env’ will be enough) Appears that you’re using the VC6 build of ruby (i386-mswin32) which requires you have Visual C 6.0 installed (no longer available) Please confirm this, and if so, then I would recommend usage of RubyInstaller[1] packages with the DevKit[2] to get a stable Ruby environment with compiler. [1] [http://rubyinstaller.org/](http://rubyinstaller.org/) [2] [http://rubyinstaller.org/download.html](http://rubyinstaller.org/download.html) ---
**Author:** ![sirisha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sirisha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sirisha)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 12:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-install-libxml-ruby-on-win2k3-machine/184167/3 "2010-02-26T12:27:58Z")
> Please provide information of the Ruby version you’re using (‘gem env’ > will be enough) > > Appears that you’re using the VC6 build of ruby (i386-mswin32) which > requires you have Visual C 6.0 installed (no longer available) > > Please confirm this, and if so, then I would recommend usage of > RubyInstaller[1] packages with the DevKit[2] to get a stable Ruby > environment with compiler. > > [1] [http://rubyinstaller.org/](http://rubyinstaller.org/) > [2] [http://rubyinstaller.org/download.html](http://rubyinstaller.org/download.html) Hi! I can access the same environment Sirisha used. I also made some “upgrades” there, without success. The output of ‘gem env’: ==================== RubyGems Environment: - RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.3.6 - RUBY VERSION: 1.8.7 (2008-08-11 patchlevel 72) [i386-mswin32] - INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8 - RUBY EXECUTABLE: d:/Ruby/bin/ruby.exe - EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: d:/Ruby/bin - RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS: - ruby - x86-mswin32-60 - GEM PATHS: - d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8 - d:/profiles/v-zpenzeli/.gem/ruby/1.8 - GEM CONFIGURATION: - :update\_sources =\> true - :verbose =\> true - :benchmark =\> false - :backtrace =\> false - :bulk\_threshold =\> 1000 - REMOTE SOURCES: - [http://rubygems.org/](http://rubygems.org/) ====================== The interesting thing is, that rake complains about missing Rakefile… and indeed, the Rakefile is not under …/lib but under …/libxml-ruby-1.1.3-x86-mswin32-60 - I’m getting clueless… ☹ Regards, Zoltan ---
**Author:** ![sirisha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sirisha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sirisha)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-install-libxml-ruby-on-win2k3-machine/184167/4 "2010-02-27T03:05:38Z")
On Feb 26, 12:28 pm, Zoltan P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > [1][http://rubyinstaller.org/](http://rubyinstaller.org/) > > RubyGems Environment: > > - d:/profiles/v-zpenzeli/.gem/ruby/1.8 > > The interesting thing is, that rake complains about missing Rakefile… > > and indeed, the Rakefile is not under …/lib but under > > ./libxml-ruby-1.1.3-x86-mswin32-60 - I’m getting clueless… ☹ Ok, seems that my previous comment wasn’t clear libxml-ruby 1.1.3 gem, compiled binary available for download here: [http://rubygems.org/gems/libxml-ruby/versions/1.1.3-x86-mswin32-60](http://rubygems.org/gems/libxml-ruby/versions/1.1.3-x86-mswin32-60) Clearly defines Rakefile as an extension: ## C:\Users\Luis\Desktop\>gem spec libxml-ruby-1.1.3-x86-mswin32-60.gem extensions - ext/mingw/Rakefile Which means the Rakefile is going to be invoked when installed. Taking a look inside the gem: C:\Users\Luis\Desktop\>gem unpack libxml-ruby-1.1.3-x86-mswin32-60.gem Unpacked gem: ‘C:/Users/Luis/Desktop/libxml-ruby-1.1.3-x86-mswin32-60’ And looked into ext/mingw/Rakefile, which has this note on top: # We can’t use Ruby’s standard build procedures # on Windows because the Ruby executable is # built with VC++ while here we want to build # with MingW. So just roll our own… Looking at it seems that the gem is copying files at installation time. So the Rakefile failure you’re receiving is either from RubyGems not able to find it or from libxml gem itself. I cannot comment further because I’m not either author or user of libxml-ruby library. Please contact the author or report a bug to their tracking system.