Gem error

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Hi
Im attempting to install mongrel using gem, i have:
gem 1.0.1
ruby 1.8.6
when i run sudo gem install mongrel
i get the following message:
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
ERROR: Error installing mongrel:
  ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

/usr/bin/ruby extconf.rb install mongrel
creating Makefile

make
sh: make: command not found

Gem files will remain installed in
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fastthread-1.0.1 for inspection.
Results logged to
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fastthread-1.0.1/ext/fastthread/gem_make.out

I have checked google but not found anything to solve my problem,
could anyone help me?
Im using linux (foresight 2)
Thanks
Eoghan

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Hi
Im attempting to install mongrel using gem, i have:
gem 1.0.1
ruby 1.8.6
when i run sudo gem install mongrel
i get the following message:
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
ERROR: Error installing mongrel:
  ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

/usr/bin/ruby extconf.rb install mongrel
creating Makefile

make
sh: make: command not found

Looks like you don't have `make' on your system (or in your $PATH).
If that's the case, install it (dunno anything about foresight Linux,
so can't help with that) and try again.

Gem files will remain installed in
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fastthread-1.0.1 for inspection.
Results logged to
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fastthread-1.0.1/ext/fastthread/gem_make.out

Taking a peep in here might tell you more about what went wrong.

I have checked google but not found anything to solve my problem,
could anyone help me?
Im using linux (foresight 2)

Dan

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On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 01:38:03AM +0900, eoghan wrote:

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DOH! Thanks Dan, problem solved.

Eoghan

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On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 10:03 PM, Daniel Bye <ruby@slightlystrange.org> wrote:

On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 01:38:03AM +0900, eoghan wrote:
> Hi
> Im attempting to install mongrel using gem, i have:
> gem 1.0.1
> ruby 1.8.6
> when i run sudo gem install mongrel
> i get the following message:
> Building native extensions. This could take a while...
> ERROR: Error installing mongrel:
> ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
>
> /usr/bin/ruby extconf.rb install mongrel
> creating Makefile
>
> make
> sh: make: command not found

Looks like you don't have `make' on your system (or in your $PATH).
If that's the case, install it (dunno anything about foresight Linux,
so can't help with that) and try again.