# How to include this library into ruby? **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [8 November 2006 02:52 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/how-to-include-this-library-into-ruby/32748 "2006-11-08T02:52:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sayan\_Thabthimyai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@Sayan\_Thabthimyai](https://rubytalk.org/u/Sayan_Thabthimyai)\ **Post date:** [8 November 2006 02:52 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/how-to-include-this-library-into-ruby/32748/1 "2006-11-08T02:52:51Z")
i have download rbCurl-0.0.2a0.tgz(this library is about ftps) from [http://www.d1.dion.ne.jp/~matuyuki/ruby.html](http://www.d1.dion.ne.jp/~matuyuki/ruby.html) i extract rbCurl-0.0.2a0.tgz and i got         api.def         auto\_defs.inc         auto\_funcs.inc         example.rb         extconf.rb         gen\_api.rb         init.c         README         template.rb         TODO i have no idia to include these files into ruby. i found this line require 'curl' in example.rb and i tried to install curl from gem install curl . i got      root@ubuntu:~# gem install curl      Attempting local installation of 'curl'      Local gem file not found: curl\*.gem      Attempting remote installation of 'curl'      Updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org)      ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::GemNotFoundException)      Could not find curl (\> 0) in the repository Does any one know how to include this library into ruby? or does anyone know other library that can connect to ftps by using ruby? regards Sayan > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Collins\_Justin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19adc/32.png) [@Collins\_Justin](https://rubytalk.org/u/Collins_Justin)\ **Post date:** [8 November 2006 08:52 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/how-to-include-this-library-into-ruby/32748/2 "2006-11-08T08:52:14Z")
Sayan Thabthimyai wrote: > i have download rbCurl-0.0.2a0.tgz(this library is about ftps) from [http://www.d1.dion.ne.jp/~matuyuki/ruby.html](http://www.d1.dion.ne.jp/~matuyuki/ruby.html) > i extract rbCurl-0.0.2a0.tgz and i got >         api.def >         auto\_defs.inc >         auto\_funcs.inc >         example.rb >         extconf.rb >         gen\_api.rb >         init.c >         README >         template.rb >         TODO > i have no idia to include these files into ruby. i found this line > require 'curl' in example.rb and i tried to install curl from gem install curl . i got >      root@ubuntu:~# gem install curl >      Attempting local installation of 'curl' >      Local gem file not found: curl\*.gem >      Attempting remote installation of 'curl' >      Updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org) >      ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::GemNotFoundException) >      Could not find curl (\> 0) in the repository > Does any one know how to include this library into ruby? > or does anyone know other library that can connect to ftps by using ruby? > regards > Sayan Change to the directory rbCurl and run: ruby extconf.rb make make install (as root) Note that this did not compile for me, maybe it will for you, but it looks pretty old (2001). It also doesn't look like any gems were made for this project. The gem command uses rubyforge.org as the default place to get packages and that project isn't listed there. I haven't used any ftps libraries personally, but I found this one on RubyForge: [http://rubyforge.org/projects/ftpfxp/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/ftpfxp/) Good luck. -Justin ---
**Author:** ![Stefano\_Crocco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Stefano\_Crocco](https://rubytalk.org/u/Stefano_Crocco)\ **Post date:** [8 November 2006 08:52 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/how-to-include-this-library-into-ruby/32748/3 "2006-11-08T08:52:18Z")
Since this is a c extension to ruby, you need to compile this. To do so, you should do the following (in the directory where you unpacked the files)     ruby extconf.rb #creates the Makefile     make #compiles the extension     make install #installs the extension on the system                       #needs to be run with root privileges In theory, this should work. I tried to do this before replying to your post, however, but got a compilation error in the make step. The readme file says that linux is supported (unlike the 0.0.1 release which only supports FreeBSD), so there may be something wrong with my system, or the problem might be due to the fact that this is an alpha release. I'm sorry I can't help you more with this > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Ross\_Bamford4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Ross\_Bamford4](https://rubytalk.org/u/Ross_Bamford4)\ **Post date:** [8 November 2006 11:39 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/how-to-include-this-library-into-ruby/32748/4 "2006-11-08T11:39:55Z")
[...snip...] You need to ruby extconf.rb to generate a Makefile, then do make && make install to compile and install the binding. \*However\*, rbCurl has been (apparently) abandoned for quite some time, and doesn't compile with Ruby 1.8 or modern GCC. See thread [1] and my reply [2] for a possible workaround. As a result of that thread, there was some discussion of Friedrich possibly picking up rbCurl and properly updating it, but I don't know any more about that at the moment. [1] [http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/222727](http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/222727) [2] [http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/222735](http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/222735) > **···** > > On Wed, 2006-11-08 at 11:52 +0900, Sayan Thabthimyai wrote: > > > i have download rbCurl-0.0.2a0.tgz(this library is about ftps) from > > [http://www.d1.dion.ne.jp/~matuyuki/ruby.html](http://www.d1.dion.ne.jp/~matuyuki/ruby.html) > > i extract rbCurl-0.0.2a0.tgz and i got > >         api.def > >         auto\_defs.inc > >         auto\_funcs.inc > >         example.rb > >         extconf.rb > > -- > Ross Bamford - rosco@roscopeco.REMOVE.co.uk ---
**Author:** ![Sayan\_Thabthimyai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@Sayan\_Thabthimyai](https://rubytalk.org/u/Sayan_Thabthimyai)\ **Post date:** [9 November 2006 08:51 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/how-to-include-this-library-into-ruby/32748/5 "2006-11-09T08:51:56Z")
Justin Collins wrote: > Sayan Thabthimyai wrote: > > >         README > >      ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::GemNotFoundException) > >      Could not find curl (\> 0) in the repository > > Does any one know how to include this library into ruby? > > or does anyone know other library that can connect to ftps by using > > ruby? > > regards > > Sayan > > Change to the directory rbCurl and run: > > ruby extconf.rb > make > make install (as root) > > Note that this did not compile for me, maybe it will for you, but it > looks pretty old (2001). > It also doesn't look like any gems were made for this project. The gem > command uses rubyforge.org as the default place to get packages and that > project isn't listed there. > I haven't used any ftps libraries personally, but I found this one on > RubyForge: > [http://rubyforge.org/projects/ftpfxp/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/ftpfxp/) > > Good luck. > > -Justin thank you very much everyone. i will try [http://rubyforge.org/projects/ftpfxp/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/ftpfxp/) regards Sayan > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C).