to install the gem execute the following two commands:

	gem build awe_native_extensions.gemspec
	sudo gem install awe_native_extensions-0.0.1.gem
	
To test if the gem was installed successfully use:

	ruby -rubygems addtitional/ruby/test.rb 
	

In order to compile the extensions you need SWIG. On Ubuntu:

	apt-get install swig