fixrbconfig broken in 10.4.3

[Rawn027]

I get an error saying that ruby.h cannot be found please install dev
tools but i have dev tools installed and ruby.h is there when i use
locate. I have no idea how to fix this, did 10.4.3 fix the problems
previously there with 10.4's broken ruby? Can I compile my own and have
it work? Where can I go from here because I was told to use the ruby
howto on technoblog.

 

[Dave Baldwin]

Hello

You can install fink, and use the fink package of ruby. Since ruby
does need some tweaking to build on OS X you should probably try
installing some package management system (fink, darwinports,
gentoo,..) that provides a collection of patches that makes ruby work
(more or less) seamlessly on OS X.

hth

Michal

Ruby is trivial to install on OS X without using fink and friends.

Assuming you have downloaded it already, navigate to the folder
within a terminal window.
Type (as per the readme)
/configure
make
make test
sudo make install
(this will prompt you for your password)

This will place a copy of ruby in /usr/local/bin. Include this in
your path. For csh edit your .cshrc file in your home directory and
add the line (or modify it):
set path = (/usr/local/bin $path)

and either open a new terminal window or type rehash to make the new
path available.

I did just this a few days ago on 10.4.3 and it works like a charm.

Dave.

 

[Dave Baldwin]

What version did you use?

dave 1% which ruby
/usr/local/bin/ruby
dave 2% ruby -v
ruby 1.8.3 (2005-09-21) [powerpc-darwin8.2.2]
dave 3%


OS X 10.4.3, build 8F46

I haven't noticed any problems.

Dave.