Finding digest/md5.so and compiling ruby cleanly

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Hi All,

I need tips on how to compile ruby cleanly (Linux ubuntu dapper 6.06 and ruby's stable-snapshot). I screwed up my compilation and now ruby cannot_ load digest/md5.so. (i recompiled again, still cannot load). This happened after i removed /usr/local/lib/ruby directory; thinking of course that it's better to recompile from a clean scratch.

Any tips on the md5.so not loading/(or creating)? (I don't have my pc w me now, but i'm gathering tips so when i get home, i'd know what to do).

thanks in advance.

kind regards -botp

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fr Me ( Peña, Botp [mailto:botp@delmonte-phil.com] ):

# I need tips on how to compile ruby cleanly (Linux ubuntu
# dapper 6.06 and ruby's stable-snapshot). I screwed up my
# compilation and now ruby cannot_ load digest/md5.so. (i
# recompiled again, still cannot load). This happened after i
# removed /usr/local/lib/ruby directory; thinking of course
# that it's better to recompile from a clean scratch.

···

#
# Any tips on the md5.so not loading/(or creating)? (I don't
# have my pc w me now, but i'm gathering tips so when i get
# home, i'd know what to do).

ok, fyi only, just in case others may encounter this problem. i just found out that the snapshot has problems installing/finding the extension (be it md5, sha, readline, etc).

solution: i reinstalled (back) using the (older) the stable release 1.8.5.

something is wrong with the stable-snapshot. i don't think it is stable enough .. (or maybe snapshots are for upgrades only..)

kind regards -botp