--- gdal-1.9.2/swig/include/ruby/typemaps_ruby.i.orig 2012-10-09 02:58:28.000000000 +0200 +++ gdal-1.9.2/swig/include/ruby/typemaps_ruby.i 2013-01-06 15:12:18.221272187 +0100 @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ { /* %typemap(out) OGRErr */ if ($1 != 0) { - rb_raise(rb_eRuntimeError, OGRErrMessages(result)); + rb_raise(rb_eRuntimeError, "%s", OGRErrMessages(result)); } }