RVM ruby installation errors - Mac

Question

I have tried to install each of the following three versions of Ruby via RVM, each with their own set of errors. I'm more concerned with getting the last one working so I'll focus on that.

rvm install 1.8.7
rvm install 1.9.2
rvm install 1.9.3

rvm install 1.9.3 (bash output)

14:10:41: ~/.rvm/config $ 
rvm install 1.9.3
Fetching yaml-0.1.4.tar.gz to /Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/archives
Extracting yaml-0.1.4.tar.gz to /Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/src
ERROR: Error running 'tar mzxf /Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/archives/yaml-0.1.4.tar.gz -C  /Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/src ', please read /Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/log/ruby-1.9.3-p0/yaml/extract.log
Configuring yaml in /Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/src/yaml-0.1.4.
ERROR: Error running ' ./configure --prefix="/Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/usr"  ', please read /Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/log/ruby-1.9.3-p0/yaml/configure.log
Compiling yaml in /Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/src/yaml-0.1.4.
ERROR: Error running 'make ', please read /Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/log/ruby-1.9.3-p0/yaml/make.log
Database file /Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/config/packages does not exist.    
/Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/scripts/functions/build: line 19: /usr/bin/gcc-4.2: No such file or directory
Installing Ruby from source to: /Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p0, this may take a while depending on your cpu(s)...   
ruby-1.9.3-p0 - #fetching 
ruby-1.9.3-p0 - #extracted to /Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/src/ruby-1.9.3-p0 (already extracted)
ruby-1.9.3-p0 - #configuring 
ERROR: Error running ' ./configure --prefix=/Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p0 --enable-shared --disable-install-doc --with-libyaml --with-opt-dir=/Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/usr ', please read /Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/log/ruby-1.9.3-p0/configure.log
ERROR: There has been an error while running configure. Halting the installation.
14:20:14: ~/.rvm/config $ 

configure.log output

14:20:14: ~/.rvm/config $ 
cat ~/.rvm/log/ruby-1.9.3-p0/configure.log 
[2012-01-11 14:20:12]  ./configure --prefix=/Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/rubies/ruby-    1.9.3-p0 --enable-shared --disable-install-doc --with-libyaml --with-opt-    dir=/Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/usr 
configure: WARNING: unrecognized options: --with-libyaml
checking build system type... i386-apple-darwin11.2.0
checking host system type... i386-apple-darwin11.2.0
checking target system type... i386-apple-darwin11.2.0
checking whether the C compiler works... no
configure: error: in `/Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/src/ruby-1.9.3-p0':
configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables

See `config.log' 

for more details
14:27:45: ~/.rvm/config $ 

make.log output

cat ~/.rvm/log/ruby-1.9.3-p0/yaml/make.log
[2012-01-11 14:20:12] make 
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.

Specs and short summary of steps I have taken MacBook Air 13-inch, Mid 2011 Software Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2 (11C74)

• Installed RVM
• Tried to install ruby via rvm
• Figured there may be an xcode / gcc compiler problem, so installed xcode from app store
• Tried again to install ruby via rvm, failed
• Tried to reinstall xcode incase the installation didn't complete properly
• Exported GCC to path as suggested by someone who experienced a similar problem
• Tried again to install ruby via rvm, failed

If anyone has any suggestions I'd be grateful.

Thanks guys.

*edit: *

GCC -v

15:15:32: ~ $ 
  gcc -v
Using built-in specs.
Target: i686-apple-darwin11
Configured with: /private/var/tmp/llvmgcc42/llvmgcc42-2336.1~22/src/configure --disable-checking --enable-werror --prefix=/Developer/usr/llvm-gcc-4.2 --mandir=/share/man --enable-languages=c,objc,c++,obj-c++ --program-prefix=llvm- --program-transform-name=/^[cg][^.-]*$/s/$/-4.2/ --with-slibdir=/usr/lib --build=i686-apple-darwin11 --enable-llvm=/private/var/tmp/llvmgcc42/llvmgcc42-2336.1~22/dst-llvmCore/Developer/usr/local --program-prefix=i686-apple-darwin11- --host=x86_64-apple-darwin11 --target=i686-apple-darwin11 --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.2.1
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.2.1 (Based on Apple Inc. build 5658) (LLVM build 2336.1.00)
15:15:51: ~ $ 

extract.log output

15:15:25: ~ $ 
  cat ~/.rvm/log/ruby-1.9.3-p0/yaml/extract.log
[2012-01-11 15:14:56] tar mzxf /Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/archives/yaml-0.1.4.tar.gz -C /Users/dionnesaunders/.rvm/src 
yaml-0.1.4/tests/example-reformatter-alt.c: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/tests/example-deconstructor.c: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/tests/test-reader.c: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/tests/Makefile.am: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/tests/test-version.c: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/tests/run-dumper.c: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/tests/run-emitter.c: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/tests/run-parser.c: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/tests/run-scanner.c: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/tests/run-loader.c: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/tests/Makefile.in: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/tests/example-reformatter.c: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/tests/example-deconstructor-alt.c: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/config.h.in: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/aclocal.m4: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/Makefile.am: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/configure: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/yaml-0.1.pc.in: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/LICENSE: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/README: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/include/Makefile.am: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/include/yaml.h: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/include/Makefile.in: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/Makefile.in: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/configure.ac: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/config/ltmain.sh: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/config/config.sub: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/config/missing: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/config/config.guess: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/config/install-sh: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/config/depcomp: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/doxygen.cfg: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_vars_0x6c.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_vars_0x74.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/doxygen.css: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_0x69.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_vars_0x6f.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/structyaml__event__s.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/files.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/tab_h.png: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_0x74.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_0x72.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/group__tokens.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_vars_0x64.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_vars.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/group__emitter.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/bc_s.png: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_0x77.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_0x6b.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/structyaml__parser__s.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_0x62.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_vars_0x76.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_0x66.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_vars_0x72.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/index.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_0x63.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/structyaml__mark__s.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/structyaml__alias__data__s.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/closed.png: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/group__version.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_vars_0x75.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/annotated.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_0x64.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/structyaml__document__s.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/modules.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_0x65.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_vars_0x6d.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_0x6d.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/tabs.css: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/globals_enum.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_0x71.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_vars_0x63.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/structyaml__tag__directive__s.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/classes.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_vars_0x77.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_0x68.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_vars_0x6b.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_vars_0x71.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/doxygen.png: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/open.png: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_0x70.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/yaml_8h.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/structyaml__node__s.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_0x75.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_vars_0x68.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/tab_a.png: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_0x73.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/nav_f.png: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_vars_0x73.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/tab_s.png: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/globals_eval.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_vars_0x69.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/structyaml__token__s.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_vars_0x65.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_vars_0x62.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/group__nodes.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/structyaml__emitter__s.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/group__export.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_0x6e.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/group__parser.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/globals_type.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_0x6f.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_0x76.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/globals_defs.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/globals.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/structyaml__node__pair__s.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_vars_0x6e.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/group__events.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_vars_0x66.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_0x6c.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/globals_func.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/tab_b.png: Can't unlink already-existing object
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yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/functions_vars_0x70.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/group__basic.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/structyaml__simple__key__s.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/group__styles.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/doc/html/structyaml__version__directive__s.html: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/src/parser.c: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/src/reader.c: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/src/Makefile.am: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/src/emitter.c: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/src/writer.c: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/src/api.c: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/src/dumper.c: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/src/Makefile.in: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/src/yaml_private.h: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/src/scanner.c: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/src/loader.c: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/Makefile.am: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2003/example_deconstructor_alt.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2003/run_scanner.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2003/example_reformatter_alt.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2003/test_reader.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2003/example_deconstructor.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2003/run_dumper.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2003/libyaml.sln: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2003/run_parser.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2003/yaml.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2003/test_version.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2003/run_emitter.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2003/example_reformatter.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2003/run_loader.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2003/yamldll.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vc6/run_emitter.dsp: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vc6/run_dumper.dsp: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vc6/example_deconstructor_alt.dsp: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vc6/yaml.dsp: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vc6/run_parser.dsp: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vc6/example_deconstructor.dsp: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vc6/example_reformatter_alt.dsp: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vc6/run_scanner.dsp: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vc6/run_loader.dsp: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vc6/test_reader.dsp: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vc6/libyaml.dsw: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vc6/example_reformatter.dsp: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vc6/yamldll.dsp: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vc6/test_version.dsp: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/Makefile.in: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2008/example_deconstructor_alt.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2008/run_scanner.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2008/example_reformatter_alt.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2008/test_reader.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2008/example_deconstructor.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2008/run_dumper.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2008/libyaml.sln: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2008/run_parser.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2008/yaml.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2008/test_version.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2008/run_emitter.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2008/example_reformatter.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2008/run_loader.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/vs2008/yamldll.vcproj: Can't unlink already-existing object
yaml-0.1.4/win32/config.h: Can't unlink already-existing object
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.

Answer 1

I resolved it by installing https://github.com/thoughtbot/laptop Every time I try running ruby on rails, I get stuck and then give up. This time I made it

Answer 2

I used homebrew to install GCC-4.2, then symlinked it from /usr/local/bin to /usr/bin. This fixed this issue for me.

Answer 3

I had to manually download the file yaml-0.1.4.tar.gz and place it in the proper directory for rvm.

The failure for me was curl could not get the file and the error had to do with a failed certificate check. I have GCC-10.7-v2.pkg installed so the C compiler can do its work because my newer version of Xcode did not have GCC included.

Answer 4

If you have a new install of XCode, you'll need to:

1.) open it

2.) go to: Preferences>Downloads>Command Line Tools

3.) install the Command Line Tools

4.) then run the following in Terminal:

rvm install 1.9.3 --with-gcc=clang

Answer 5

Consider installing OSX GCC, it will solve many of the problems occurred from Xcode installation.

Answer 6

Did you install libyaml package before installing ruby 1.8.7?

Since rvm is showing a Error running 'make, you should also install readline package using

rvm pkg install readline

You should install all the necessary rvm packages before installing any version of ruby. If you have installed any version of ruby before installing those packages, you should remove them using

rvm remove 1.8.7
rvm remove 1.9.2
rvm remove 1.9.3

And then install them again using

rvm install 1.8.7
rvm install 1.9.2
rvm install 1.9.3

Answer 7

rvm install 1.9.3 --with-gcc=clang

Answer 8

This is most likely related to the gcc you are using. Have you tired to use non llvm gcc compiler? You will most likely find it under /Xcode4/usr/bin/gcc-4.2

so:

$> export CC=/Xcode4/user/bin/gcc-4.2 && rvm install 1.8.7

Hope this helps.