Also…
$ ls
COPYING README extconf.rb mkmf.log samples sqlite.h
Makefile _sqlite.so lib sample.db sqlite.c sqlite.o
$ ruby extconf.rb
checking for main() in -lsqlite… yes
checking for sqlite.h… yes
checking for sqlite_open() in -lsqlite… yes
creating Makefile
…sort of indicates that the sqlite executable is valid and functioning as the library as well (I think) and that the sqlite build scripts knows this and where it is? 
Yes/no?
I am worried that my build of Ruby itself might be flawed. (Not Ruby, but the build running on BeOS).
me (Mike J.)