Question

I’m trying to install the curb gem on my Debian machine but I’m having a hard time building the gem with native extensions. I’m using RVM.

Just a list of things I’m using:

• debian
• bundler
• rvm
• ruby-1.9.2-p180
• curb

I’m told I have to install the following packages and I’ve done so:

sudo apt-get install libcurl3 libcurl3-gnutls libcurl4-openssl-dev

When I go ahead and do as such:

gem install curb

Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
ERROR:  Error installing curb:
    ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.


    /usr/local/rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/bin/ruby extconf.rb

checking for curl-config... yes

checking for curlinfo_redirect_time... * 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=/usr/local/rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/bin/ruby

    --with-curl-dir

    --with-curl-include

    --without-curl-include=${curl-dir}/include

    --with-curl-lib

    --without-curl-lib=${curl-dir}/lib

/usr/local/rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:368:in try_do': The complier failed to generate an executable file. (RuntimeError)

You have to install development tools first.

    from /usr/local/rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:446:intry_compile'

    from extconf.rb:51:in block in have_constant'

    from /usr/local/rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:693:inblock in checking_for'

    from /usr/local/rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:280:in block (2 levels) in postpone'

    from /usr/local/rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:254:inopen'

    from /usr/local/rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:280:in block in postpone'

    from /usr/local/rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:254:inopen'

    from /usr/local/rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:276:in postpone'

    from /usr/local/rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p180/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:692:inchecking_for'

    from extconf.rb:43:in have_constant'

    from extconf.rb:60:in'


I don’t any way around this, any ideas?
Thanks buds.
												

Answer 1

On a Debian Squeeze, I’ve managed to install curb with libcurl4-openssl-dev installed before.

It may also work with libcurl4-gnutls-dev, but I’ve no tested.