ts wrote:
>
> B>  make: *** [rbconfig.rb] Aborted (core dumped)
> 
>  This message just say that the problem is probably in miniruby (or gcc)
>  and not in lib/ftools.rb.

OK, so how do I tease more information out of miniruby (or gcc)?

>  Perhaps the best thing to do is to try to update your version of gcc (2.96
>  is old)

Other than trying to compile a local version, I have no means to comply
with this request.  (This is a large production machine for which I have
no root access.)

Thanks,
-- 
Bil Kleb, Hampton, Virginia