Problem installing sqlite3-ruby!

Question

I\'m having issues installing the sqlite3-ruby gem on crunchbang linux. After googling the past few hours and following several people with the same problem, I still haven\

Answer 1

Shawn, let me try to elaborate.

Ruby is adapting to the sqlite3 library by compiling petty examples and verifying if compile was successfull. This picks up the old library, which does not include the required functions.

The first solution is to remove the old library and to direct ruby to the directory you downloaded the new version to. Depending on the system you are using you have to choose the right package manager: apt-get, dpkg, yum, yast, ipkg, ... to remove the obsolete package. This makes sure your build is not picking up any old pieces. Then you have to make sure you are pointing ruby to the right directory where the new library is located with --with-sqlite3-dir option.

The second solution is a kind of a hack. It relies on C compiler picking up the files in the current directory before the others. You can use cp, mc, or any other file manager to copy the .a libraries and .h headers to the build directory. The build shoud be ok, but your sqlite3 command will still be the old one, possibly incompatible with the databases created with your new library.

HTH, Jarek