# Need help installing fxruby (gem) on gentoo

**URL:** <https://rubytalk.org/t/need-help-installing-fxruby-gem-on-gentoo/24542>\
**Category:** ruby-talk\
**Created:** [1 February 2006 21:58 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/need-help-installing-fxruby-gem-on-gentoo/24542 "2006-02-01T21:58:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Manuel\_Kasten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@Manuel\_Kasten](https://rubytalk.org/u/Manuel_Kasten)\
**Post date:** [1 February 2006 21:58 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/need-help-installing-fxruby-gem-on-gentoo/24542/1 "2006-02-01T21:58:14Z")

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Hello,

I just tried to install fxruby throug rubygems, but got the following error (see at the end of the message for complete output):

/usr/lib64/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:243:  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;command not found: ruby extconf.rb i fxruby

Whats the problem? Have I done anything wrong?  
I installed ruby, rubygems and libfox14-dev through portage.

Thanks for your help,  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Manuel

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> gentoo ~ # gem i fxruby  
> Attempting local installation of 'fxruby'  
> Local gem file not found: fxruby\*.gem  
> Attempting remote installation of 'fxruby'  
> Select which gem to install for your platform (x86\_64-linux)  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;1. fxruby 1.4.4 (mswin32)  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;2. fxruby 1.4.4 (ruby)  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(...)  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;22. Cancel installation  
> \> 2  
> Building native extensions. This could take a while...  
> /usr/lib64/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:243: command not found: ruby extconf.rb i fxruby  
> ERROR: While executing gem ... (RuntimeError)  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.  
> Gem files will remain installed in /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fxruby-1.4.4 for inspection.  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ruby extconf.rb i fxruby\n
> 
> Results logged to /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fxruby-1.4.4/ext/fox14/gem\_make.out  
> gentoo ~ #

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**Author:** ![Joel\_VanderWerf1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/94ad74/32.png) [@Joel\_VanderWerf1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Joel_VanderWerf1)\
**Post date:** [2 February 2006 21:56 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/need-help-installing-fxruby-gem-on-gentoo/24542/2 "2006-02-02T21:56:11Z")

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Manuel Kasten wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I just tried to install fxruby throug rubygems, but got the following error (see at the end of the message for complete output):
> 
> /usr/lib64/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:243:  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;command not found: ruby extconf.rb i fxruby
> 
> Whats the problem? Have I done anything wrong?  
> I installed ruby, rubygems and libfox14-dev through portage.

It might be worth trying to install from source, just to see if this is a gem-related problem, or seomthing about fox/fxruby on your system.

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> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;vjoel : Joel VanderWerf : path berkeley edu : 510 665 3407