Fcgi install problems

ruby-talk
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Hi

I seem to be having some fcgi install problems. I checked out
Ruby talk, and my exact same problem was posted, but without a response.

ruby install.rb config
install.rb: entering config phase…
—> lib
<— lib
—> ext
—> ext/fcgi
/usr/local/bin/ruby
/usr/home/jfreeze/downloads/ruby/ruby-fcgi-0.8.4/ext/fcgi/extconf.rb
checking for fcgiapp.h… no
<— ext/fcgi
<— ext
install.rb: config done.
~/downloads/ruby/ruby-fcgi-0.8.4 -> ruby install.rb setup
install.rb: entering setup phase…
—> lib
<— lib
—> ext
—> ext/fcgi
make
make: no target to make.
setup failed
’system make’ failed
try ‘ruby install.rb --help’ for usage

···

Also, the extension won’t install (I don’t know where to find fcgiapp.h)

cd ext/fcgi/
~/downloads/ruby/ruby-fcgi-0.8.4/ext/fcgi -> ruby extconf.rb
checking for fcgiapp.h… no

Can someone shed some light on the subject?

Thanks

Jim Freeze

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Can someone shed some light on the subject?

Did you install the FastCGI Developer’s Kit and mod_fcgi? The file
complained about is part of the Developer’s Kit located in the include
directory. You need all three packages to get running: Developer’s Kit
[1], mod_fcgi [2], and ruby-fcgi.

Get both Developer’s Kit and mod_fcgi at http://www.fastcgi.com/dist/.

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cd ext/fcgi/
~/downloads/ruby/ruby-fcgi-0.8.4/ext/fcgi → ruby extconf.rb
checking for fcgiapp.h… no

I built a NetBSD package for this last week.

You need to specify where you have installed the C fastcgi library
(from http://fastcgi.com/dist/fcgi-2.4.0.tar.gz)

I had to pick through the source and pickaxe to figure it out.

I have fcgiapp.h in /usr/pkg/include, so I run:

0rasputin@lb:ruby-fcgi-0.8.4$ cd ext/fcgi/
0rasputin@lb:fcgi$ ruby extconf.rb --with-fcgi-dir=/usr/pkg
checking for fcgiapp.h… yes
checking for FCGX_Accept() in -lfcgi… yes
creating Makefile

Then ‘cd -’ and do the usual install.rb config|setup|install cycle.

Actually, dose anyone know of a way to have install.rb pass arguments to
extconf.rb?

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may be useful - maybe not…

-a

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On Sun, 29 Feb 2004, Jim Freeze wrote:

Hi

I seem to be having some fcgi install problems. I checked out
Ruby talk, and my exact same problem was posted, but without a response.

ruby install.rb config
install.rb: entering config phase…
—> lib
<— lib
—> ext
—> ext/fcgi
/usr/local/bin/ruby
/usr/home/jfreeze/downloads/ruby/ruby-fcgi-0.8.4/ext/fcgi/extconf.rb
checking for fcgiapp.h… no
<— ext/fcgi
<— ext
install.rb: config done.
~/downloads/ruby/ruby-fcgi-0.8.4 → ruby install.rb setup
install.rb: entering setup phase…
—> lib
<— lib
—> ext
—> ext/fcgi
make
make: no target to make.
setup failed
‘system make’ failed
try ‘ruby install.rb --help’ for usage

Also, the extension won’t install (I don’t know where to find fcgiapp.h)

cd ext/fcgi/
~/downloads/ruby/ruby-fcgi-0.8.4/ext/fcgi → ruby extconf.rb
checking for fcgiapp.h… no

Can someone shed some light on the subject?

Thanks

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David Heinemeier Hansson wrote:

Can someone shed some light on the subject?

Did you install the FastCGI Developer’s Kit and mod_fcgi? The file
complained about is part of the Developer’s Kit located in the include
directory. You need all three packages to get running: Developer’s Kit
[1], mod_fcgi [2], and ruby-fcgi.

Get both Developer’s Kit and mod_fcgi at http://www.fastcgi.com/dist/.

2 minor nits:

You don’t need mod_fcgi unless you use Apache.
You don’t need the devkit if you want to do things in pure ruby.