>>>>> "A" == Andreas Schwarz <usenet / andreas-s.net> writes: A> ruby: relocation error: /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/i386-linux/bdb.so: A> undefined symbol: db_version What is the output given by extconf.rb ? pigeon% ruby extconf.rb extconf.rb: Entering directory `src' checking for db_version() in -ldb-4.2... no checking for db_version_4002() in -ldb-4.2... no checking for db_version() in -ldb42... no checking for db_version_4002() in -ldb42... no checking for db_version() in -ldb-4.1... no checking for db_version_4001() in -ldb-4.1... no checking for db_version() in -ldb41... no checking for db_version_4001() in -ldb41... no checking for db_version() in -ldb-4.0... no checking for db_version_4000() in -ldb-4.0... yes creating Makefile extconf.rb: Leaving directory `src' pigeon% pigeon% make [...] pigeon% pigeon% ruby -rsrc/bdb -e 'p BDB::VERSION' "Sleepycat Software: Berkeley DB 4.0.14: (March 27, 2003)" pigeon% Guy Decoux