sqlite3-ruby install error on Ubuntu - ruby

Question

I have the following error during sqlite3-ruby install:
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
ERROR: Error installing sqlite3-ruby:
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
/usr/bin/ruby1.8 extconf.rb
checking for sqlite3.h... no
sqlite3.h is missing. Try 'port install sqlite3 +universal' or 'yum install sqlite3-devel'
*** extconf.rb failed ***
Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of
necessary libraries and/or headers. Check the mkmf.log file for more
details. You may need configuration options.
Provided configuration options:
--with-opt-dir
--without-opt-dir
--with-opt-include
--without-opt-include=${opt-dir}/include
--with-opt-lib
--without-opt-lib=${opt-dir}/lib
--with-make-prog
--without-make-prog
--srcdir=.
--curdir
--ruby=/usr/bin/ruby1.8
--with-sqlite3-dir
--without-sqlite3-dir
--with-sqlite3-include
--without-sqlite3-include=${sqlite3-dir}/include
--with-sqlite3-lib
--without-sqlite3-lib=${sqlite3-dir}/lib
Gem files will remain installed in /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/sqlite3-ruby-1.3.1 for inspection.
Results logged to /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/sqlite3-ruby-1.3.1/ext/sqlite3/gem_make.out
sqlite3.h is located in /usr/include/
sudo gem install sqlite3-ruby --without-sqlite3-include=/usr/include
doesn't work
ERROR: While executing gem ... (OptionParser::InvalidOption)
invalid option: --without-sqlite3-include=/usr/include
Ubuntu 10.04

Answer 1

You need the SQLite3 development headers for the gem’s native extension to compile against. You can install them by running (possibly with sudo):
apt-get install libsqlite3-dev

Answer 2

You just need a -- in there.
sudo gem install sqlite3-ruby -- --with-sqlite3-include=/usr/include
That specifies that the option is not to gem directly, but the specific gem.

Answer 3

In my case I have no basic compilers installed, so
sudo apt-get install build-essential
solved my problem, but for most the people I think https://stackoverflow.com/a/3649005/417267 is the solution.

Answer 4

This is what I did:
wget http://www.sqlite.org/sqlite-amalgamation-3.7.2.tar.gz
tar xzf sqlite-amalgamation-3.7.2.tar.gz
cd sqlite-3.7.2/
./configure
make
make install
gem install rails sqlite3-ruby
from : http://cuasan.wordpress.com/2010/10/13/rails-3-on-debian-with-sqlite-3/

Answer 5

If you run in ubuntu,and using RVM for ruby on rails,please add FIRST:
sudo apt-get install libxslt-dev libxml2-dev
OR You can check with these commands:
This command will prepare for you two packages : sqllite3 and libsqlite3-dev
sudo apt-get install sqlite3
libsqlite3-dev
-Now,install sqlite gem
[sudo] gem install sqlite3-ruby
-using Ubuntu doesn't need sudo.
Goodluck! Note: i'm using Ubuntu 10.10 and it's working.

Answer 6

This was simply enough to make it work
sudo apt-get install libsqlite3-dev
Thanks to marshluca

Answer 7

Tried ALL of other solutions, none helped.
It turned out that you also need dev package for ruby itself. For me, it helped
sudo apt-get install ruby-full
It has a lot of nasty dependencies though (like emacs, wtf?), just
sudo apt-get install ruby1.8-dev
should be fine. After it's installed (and you have the sqlite and sqlite-dev packages installed)
sudo gem install sqlite3-ruby
works like a charm.

Answer 8

From sqlite3-ruby gem can't find sqlite3.h on ubuntu:
You also need to install gcc itself, so in total it would be:
sudo apt-get install gcc libsqlite3-dev ruby1.8-dev
sudo gem install sqlite3
Apparently you get a wrong error pointing to a missing sqlite3.h when the actual problem is missing gcc itself.

Answer 9

Here's a better answer from HEROKU - cannot run git push heroku master
Since you can't use sqlite3 on heroku add this to your Gemfile:
group :production do
gem 'pg'
end
group :development, :test do
gem 'sqlite3'
end

Answer 10

The solution is to add -- to separate configure parameters from gem parameters.
instead of
sudo gem install sqlite3-ruby --without-sqlite3-include=/usr/include
try this, all on one line, make sure to include -- after the last gem parameter and before configure parameters:
sudo gem install sqlite3 --
--with-sqlite3-lib=/somewhere/local/lib
--with-sqlite3-include=/somewhere/local/include
This should get you around this error:
ERROR: While executing gem ... (OptionParser::InvalidOption)
invalid option: --without-sqlite3-include=/usr/include

Answer 11

Had this same problem and the following worked for me:
compile sqlite3 as static library, install somewhere in your home directory and then provide that option for the gem install process.
Go to the download page and grab the source. Most recent version at this time is http://www.sqlite.org/sqlite-autoconf-3070400.tar.gz
tar -xf on the file or do whatever you normally do to uncompress; enter directory
./configure --disable-shared --enable-static --prefix=/some/path/in/my/home
compile, install, and when you're installing the gem...
gem install sqlite3-ruby -- --with-sqlite3-dir=/some/path/in/my/home

Answer 12

None of the above mentioned solution worked for me, even after installing ruby2.5-dev and libsqlite3-dev. Then tried using PostgreSql instead of sqlite. That worked fine. To use PostgreSql instead of sqlite use this command when creating rails project.
rails [_VERSION_] new project_name -d postgresql
If you want to use MySql then use mysql instead of postgresql.
rails [_VERSION_] new project_name -d mysql
Else you can try without sqlite.
bundle install --without sqlite

Answer 13

Not --without-sqlite3-include=/usr/include, but --with-sqlite3-include=/usr/include.

Answer 14

This is the exact same problem I had a few weeks ago. I found out I needed to download the most recent headers/libraries from the SQLite Download Page. Try it out, hope this helps!

Answer 15

For me the problem was solved by getting mkmf, which is in ruby1.8-dev.
sudo apt-get install ruby1.8-dev
Thanks to mentalized for that one.

Answer 16

I agree with Danya Vershinin & EnotionZ.
If can't use apt-get:
compile & install sqlite3 from sources by specifying your own "prefix" path.
More information can be found in the README.
Then passed this path to the sqlite3-ruby installer (don't forget the "--").

Answer 17

You have broken version of RVM. Ubuntu does something to RVM that produces lots of errors, the only safe way of fixing for now is to: sudo apt-get --purge remove ruby-rvm sudo rm -rf /usr/share/ruby … , if it does not help then restart your computer. install RVM: \curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --ruby --autolibs=enable --auto-dotfiles If you find you need some hand-holding, take a look at Installing Ruby on Ubuntu 12.04, which gives a bit more explanat

Answer 18

Forget everything and do this,
run
yum install ruby-devel sqlite sqlite-devel ruby-rdoc
yum install make gcc
gem install sqlite3-ruby
bundle install
That's for rhel, run same for ubuntu.

Answer 19

I just downgraded to sqlite3-ruby '1.2.2'