>>>>> "C" == Collins Richey <erichey2 / home.com> writes:

C> Here's the full log

C> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/ruby'
C> gcc -g -O2 -rdynamic   main.o ext/extinit.o ext/tk/tkutil.a ext/dbm/dbm.a
C> ext/etc/etc.a ext/md5/md5.a ext/fcntl/fcntl.a ext/curses/curses.a
C> ext/tcltklib/tcltklib.a  libruby.a -ldl -lcrypt -lm  libruby.a -lc
C> libruby.a -lgdbm -lc libruby.a -lc libruby.a -lc libruby.a -lc libruby.a
C> -lncurses -lc libruby.a -ltk8.3 -ltcl8.3 -lX11 -lm -ldl -lc -o ruby
C> /usr/i486-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: cannot find -lX11
C> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
C> make[1]: *** [ruby] Error 1
C> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/ruby'

 Apparently this is like if configure was run with the switch
 --with-static-linked-ext

 Can you try with --without-static-linked-ext


Guy Decoux