While installing http_parser.rb ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension

Question

i'm new to all of this but i get this error when i try to install http_parser using gem:

dongl_000@LENNY ~/ava-home (master)
$ gem install http_parser.rb -v '0.6.0'
Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
ERROR:  Error installing http_parser.rb:
        ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

    c:/Ruby22-x64/bin/ruby.exe -r ./siteconf20160217-15056-1hoiyfc.rb extconf.rb

creating Makefile

make "DESTDIR=" clean

make "DESTDIR="
generating ruby_http_parser-x64-mingw32.def
make: *** No rule to make target '/c/Ruby22-x64/include/ruby-2.2.0/ruby.h', need
ed by 'ruby_http_parser.o'.  Stop.

make failed, exit code 2

Gem files will remain installed in c:/Ruby22-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/http_p
arser.rb-0.6.0 for inspection.
Results logged to c:/Ruby22-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/extensions/x64-mingw32/2.2.0
/http_parser.rb-0.6.0/gem_make.out

ruby version: 2.2.1

rubyGem version: 2.4.5

Thank you!

Answer 1

I was going through this very same issue.

Looked up the Git Repository for the Gem (HTTP_Parser) and found out the reason for my problem:

HTTP_Parser currently doesn't not support a Path with spaces

So I renamed my path and solved it.