Now I get: /Library/PostgreSQL/9.0>export ARCHFLAGS='-arch i386' /Library/PostgreSQL/9.0>sudo -E gem install postgres Password: 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 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 /Library/PostgreSQL/9.0> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Thom Brown <thom@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. > > -- > Thom Brown > Twitter: @darkixion > IRC (freenode): dark_ixion > Registered Linux user: #516935 > -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general