On Friday 28 November 2003 09:17 am, T. Onoma wrote:

Oh, it looks like it's missing mkmf.rb is not included in 1.6.7? can I install 
it separetely? Or is this just not going to work? And of course the PHP has a 
prob too. Is that related? -t0

> Hi, I'm having some trouble installing Syck on Debain (woody). I'm not
> actually the person doing the install, the admin of the site is. So I can't
> actually try to work it out on my own, but rather must act as go between.
> So if any of you know waht this might be happening, I sure would appreciate
> suggestions. Thanks.
>
> This is what I get.
>
> > ? ./configure
> > ? make
> > ? make check
> > ? make install
>
> Installed OK.
>
> > ? cd ext/ruby/
> > ? ruby install.rb configure
> > ? ruby install.rb setup
> > ? ruby install.rb install
>
> This doesn't want to configure:
>
> ----------------------------
> [/home/transami/lib/syck-0.42/ext/ruby] ruby install.rb config
> install.rb: entering config phase...
> ---> lib
> ---> lib/okay
> <--- lib/okay
> ---> lib/yaml
> <--- lib/yaml
> <--- lib
> ---> ext
> ---> ext/syck
> /usr/bin/ruby /home/transami/lib/syck-0.42/ext/ruby/ext/syck/extconf.rb
> /home/transami/lib/syck-0.42/ext/ruby/ext/syck/extconf.rb:1:in `require':
> No such file to load -- mkmf (LoadError)
> ? ? ? ? from /home/transami/lib/syck-0.42/ext/ruby/ext/syck/extconf.rb:1
> config failed
> 'system /usr/bin/ruby /home/transami/lib/syck-0.42/ext/ruby/ext/syck/
> extconf.rb ' failed
> Try 'ruby install.rb --help' for detailed usage.
> ----------------------------
>
> > ? cd ext/php/
> > ? sh make_module.sh
> > ? make install
>
> Problem here also:
>
> ----------------------------
> [/home/transami/lib/syck-0.42/ext/php] ./make_module.sh
> ./make_module.sh: phpize: command not found
> ./make_module.sh: ./configure: No such file or directory
> make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. ?Stop.
> make: *** No rule to make target `install'. ?Stop.
> ----------------------------