Question

I can’t install ruby ree or ruby 1.8.7 on my Mac 10.8.2.

I did that:

$ brew install libksba
$ brew update
$ brew install autoconf automake
$ brew tap homebrew/dupes
$ brew install autoconf automake apple-gcc42

Then i try to install ruby 1.8.7 and i can’t

$ rvm install 1.8.7
No binary rubies available for: osx/10.8.2/x86_64/ruby-1.8.7-p370.
Continuing with compilation. Please read 'rvm mount' to get more information on binary rubies.
Building 'ruby-1.8.7-p370' using clang - but it's not (fully) supported, expect errors.
Installing Ruby from source to: /Users/serg/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.8.7-p370, this may take a while depending on your cpu(s)...
ruby-1.8.7-p370 - #downloading ruby-1.8.7-p370, this may take a while depending on your connection...
ruby-1.8.7-p370 - #extracting ruby-1.8.7-p370 to /Users/serg/.rvm/src/ruby-1.8.7-p370
ruby-1.8.7-p370 - #extracted to /Users/serg/.rvm/src/ruby-1.8.7-p370
Applying patch /Users/serg/.rvm/patches/ruby/1.8.7/stdout-rouge-fix.patch
Applying patch /Users/serg/.rvm/patches/ruby/1.8.7/no_sslv2.diff
ruby-1.8.7-p370 - #configuring
ruby-1.8.7-p370 - #compiling
Error running 'make', please read /Users/serg/.rvm/log/ruby-1.8.7-p370/make.log
There has been an error while running make. Halting the installation.
Ruby 'ruby-1.8.7-p370' was built using clang - but it's not (fully) supported, expect errors.
Please be aware that you just installed a ruby that requires        2 patches just to be compiled on up to date linux system.
This may have known and unaccounted for security vulnerabilities.
Please consider upgrading to Ruby 1.9.3-194 which will have all of the latest security patches.
MacBook-Pro-Serg-L-6:smartlearn serg$ rvm remove 1.8.7
Removing /Users/serg/.rvm/src/ruby-1.8.7-p370...
/Users/serg/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.8.7-p370 has already been removed.
Removing ruby-1.8.7-p370 aliases...
Removing ruby-1.8.7-p370 wrappers...
Removing ruby-1.8.7-p370 environments...
Removing ruby-1.8.7-p370 binaries...

Error:

Error running 'make', please read /Users/serg/.rvm/log/ruby-1.8.7-p370/make.log
There has been an error while running make. Halting the installation.

Log from make.log is here

Answer 1

Ok, I found the solution.

1. Remove Xcode.
2. From here I downloaded the package for Mountain Lion.
3. Install downloaded osx-gcc-installer.
4. Install Xcode (and command-line tools).

That is all.