> > but not /usr/include/ruby-1.9.1/i486-linux/.  You may need to pass
> > /usr/include/ruby-1.9.1/i486-linux/ as an extra include directory to the
> > build process.
> 
> Er, this is a variable (arch-dependent) string. e.g. on my
> system it is
> 
> /usr/include/ruby-1.9.1/x86_64-linux
> 
> Clearly the Ruby build system has some way of returning the
> include path required to build programs that embed the Ruby interpreter.
> Looking at some other program that embeds Ruby should make it clear
> what that is. (I'd look, but it's mercilessly hot here and I haven't slept
> for days, so I'm feeling decidedly lazy...)

Yes, I agree. Earlier today I sent a report to the list sharing what I had discovered about the build failure. Looks like that message got lost while the servers were cut off from the world.

I'll repost that message.

Darrell