title: Cannot install SQLITE3 with JRuby
body: <p>I am brand new to Ruby and using Windows 7. It is a different environment to what I am normally used to so I am having problems getting a simple project going.</p>
  
  <p>After reading several tutorials, it appears that JRuby is the simplest way to go on windows which I have done. I am now trying to create a web application from scratch but I am confused about this shell style method of working.</p>
  
  <p>I have downloaded sqliste3.def, sqlite3.dll and sqlite3 which I have put in the:
      C:jruby-1.6.4>bin
  directory. However, I am now trying to install sqlite but with no avail. Firstly what I would like to know is which console environment does one use to do this. Is this cmd or the IRB console?</p>
  
  <p>Whenever I use cmd the default line is c:\users\me> and I don't know if this is affecting how things should work.</p>
  
  <p>Whenever I try to install SQLITE3 I am assuming that i need to go :</p>
  
  <pre><code>c:\users\me&gt;gem install sqlite3-ruby
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However I am not getting anywhere and receiving the following error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>WARNING:JRuby does not support native extensions or the 'mkmf' library very well
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have heard a lot of good things about Ruby and I am simply trying to build a basic webpage with a contact form but I seem to be running into all sorts of issues with the project installation and simply getting ruby up and running. Are there any tutorials that explain how to start a web project with JRuby and Sqlite3 from scratch?</p>