tag:help.rubygems.org,2010-01-19:/discussions/questions/9023-why-ruby-gem-with-c-extension-require-a-unique-ruby-versionRubyGems.org: Discussion 2015-01-12T22:10:52Ztag:help.rubygems.org,2010-01-19:Comment/357526652015-01-12T22:10:52Z2015-01-12T22:10:52Zwhy ruby gem with C extension require a unique ruby version?<div><p>Don't check in your Makefile or anything generated by it
(whirlpool.bundle). These get generated at install time by
RubyGems. See the capp gem for an example.</p>
<p>You probably want to use <a href=
"https://rubygems.org/gems/rake-compiler">rake-compiler</a> as it
makes developing gems with C extensions much easier. This is
described in the <a href=
"http://guides.rubygems.org/gems-with-extensions/">guide for gems
with extensions</a></p></div>Eric Hodel