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Alejandro Jiménez
10,846 PointsCan't install sqlite3 gem
When I type gem install sqlite3 it gives me the error: Failed to build gem native extension.
Already installed the devkit and bundler. Using windows8.1 and ruby 2.0.0 32 bit
4 Answers
Naomi Freeman
Treehouse Guest TeacherWhat is the windows equivalent of installing xcode command line tools?
I think you're missing those. I could be wrong though, because it's been a long time since I installed Rails on windows.
John Breiner
6,918 PointsI'm having the same issue with the 64 bit version.
David Rynn
10,554 PointsI had the same issue then went through the Windows 8 control panel to uninstall Ruby and all associated installers (I may have had a couple of ruby and rails installations from before). Then I re-installed using Ruby v. 1.9.3. Here's the link: http://dl.bintray.com/oneclick/rubyinstaller/rubyinstaller-1.9.3-p545.exe?direct
and then I used the associated devkit. Link:
https://github.com/downloads/oneclick/rubyinstaller/DevKit-tdm-32-4.5.2-20111229-1559-sfx.exe
Then I carefully followed the directions for the rest of the video. Everything worked for me. Some of the installations pause for a minute or two while they're doing their thing, so be patient.
Hope this helps.
Michael Day
10,101 Pointstry this gem install sqlite3-ruby instead of just sqlite3