To compile 'tcltklib', you must have Tcl/Tk libraries on your environment. Although 'extconf.rb' script searches Tcl/Tk libraries and header files, sometimes fails to find them. And then, 'tcltklib' cannot be compiled. If Tcl/Tk libraries or header files are installed but are not found, you can give the information by arguments of the 'configure' script. Please give some or all of the following options. --with-tcllib= (e.g. libtcl8.3.so ==> --with-tcllib=tcl8.3) --with-tklib= (e.g. libtk8.3.so ==> --with-tklib=tk8.3) --enable_tcltk_stubs (if you force to enable stubs) --with-tcl-dir= equal to "--with-tcl-include=/include --with-tcl-lib=/lib" --with-tk-dir= equal to "--with-tk-include=/include --with-tk-lib=/lib" --with-tcl-include= the directry containts 'tcl.h' --with-tk-include= the directry containts 'tk.h' --with-tcl-lib= the directry containts 'libtcl.so' --with-tk-lib= the directry containts 'libtk.so' If you forgot to give the options when do 'configure' on toplevel directry of Ruby sources, please try something like as the followings. $ cd ext/tcltklib $ rm Makefile $ CONFIGURE_ARGS='--with-tcl-include=/usr/local/include/tcl8.3/ --with-tcllib=tcl8.3 --with-tklib=tk8.3 --enable-tcltk_stubs' ruby extconf.rb *** ATTENTION *** When your Tcl/Tk libraries are compiled with "pthread support", Ruby/Tk may cause "Hang-up" or "Segmentation Fault" frequently. If you have such a trouble, please try to use the '--enable-pthread' option of the 'configure' command and re-compile Ruby sources. It may help you to avoid this trouble. ========================================================== Hidetoshi NAGAI (nagai@ai.kyutech.ac.jp)