On 29 January 2011 01:37, Mike Christensen <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm trying to install the Postgres gem on OS/X but getting errors no
> matter what I try.. In theory, it should be as simple as "gem install
> postgres", correct? Here's what I get:
>
>>sudo gem install postgres
> Building native extensions. This could take a while...
> ERROR: Error installing postgres:
> ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
>
> /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby extconf.rb
> extconf.rb:73: command not found: pg_config --bindir
>
> =========== WARNING ===========
>
> You are building this extension on OS X without setting the
> ARCHFLAGS environment variable, and PostgreSQL does not appear
> to have been built as a universal binary. If you are seeing this
> message, that means that the build will probably fail.
>
> Try setting the environment variable ARCHFLAGS
> to '-arch i386' before building.
>
> For example:
> (in bash) $ export ARCHFLAGS='-arch i386'
> (in tcsh) $ setenv ARCHFLAGS '-arch i386'
>
> Then try building again.
>
> ===================================
> extconf.rb:46: command not found: pg_config --includedir
> extconf.rb:53: command not found: pg_config --libdir
> checking for main() in -lpq... no
> *** extconf.rb failed ***
> Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of
> necessary libraries and/or headers. Check the mkmf.log file for more
> details. You may need configuration options.
>
> Provided configuration options:
> --with-opt-dir
> --without-opt-dir
> --with-opt-include
> --without-opt-include=${opt-dir}/include
> --with-opt-lib
> --without-opt-lib=${opt-dir}/lib
> --with-make-prog
> --without-make-prog
> --srcdir=.
> --curdir
> --ruby=/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby
> --with-pgsql-dir
> --without-pgsql-dir
> --with-pgsql-include
> --without-pgsql-include=${pgsql-dir}/include
> --with-pgsql-lib
> --without-pgsql-lib=${pgsql-dir}/lib
> --with-pqlib
> --without-pqlib
> Could not find PostgreSQL build environment (libraries & headers):
> Makefile not created
>
>
> Gem files will remain installed in
> /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/postgres-0.7.9.2008.01.28 for inspection.
> Results logged to
> /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/postgres-0.7.9.2008.01.28/ext/gem_make.out
>
> I have Postgres 9.0 installed at /Library/PostgreSQL/9.0. Any ideas?
>
> Mike
Hi Mike,
Well the message does advise you to specify the architecture in the
environment variable.
Try:
export ARCHFLAGS='-arch i386'
sudo -E gem install postgres
-E will allow the environment variable survive the sudo call.
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