On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 2:24 PM, traubie <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been getting an error (that seems similar to others posted here and on > StackOverflow. Basically, I'm trying to install DM and keep getting the > following error: > >>> PS C:\ruby193\bin> ruby gem install datamapper >>> >>> Temporarily enhancing PATH to include DevKit... >>> >>> Building native extensions. This could take a while... >>> >>> ERROR: Error installing datamapper: >>> >>> ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. >>> >>> >>> "C:/Program Files (x86)/ruby-1.9.3/bin/ruby.exe" extconf.rb >>> >>> creating Makefile
The problem is that you installed Ruby in a path with spaces. You need to install Ruby in the recommended location (C:\Ruby193) or any path without spaces. Some Ruby scripts and GCC do not like spaces and thus, fail to work properly. > > I've tried a few things, and I do have the DevKit installed...but I'm still > getting that error. Any ideas? > When you install RubyInstaller, it recommends install Ruby in a path without spaces. Development Kit states that you should install DevKit in a path without spaces (point 3, extracting files) If you follow the defaults things should work out of the box. This is also covered in the troubleshooting page: https://github.com/oneclick/rubyinstaller/wiki/Troubleshooting#wiki-gems_fails -- Luis Lavena AREA 17 - Perfection in design is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but rather when there is nothing more to take away. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DataMapper" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/datamapper?hl=en.
