# Build problems on OS X PPC **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [October 8, 2008, 12:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/build-problems-on-os-x-ppc/150424 "2008-10-08T12:51:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mschwab)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2008, 12:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/build-problems-on-os-x-ppc/150424/1 "2008-10-08T12:51:36Z")
I have been having problems building recent Ruby 1.9 releases on my old PowerBook. I was wondering if anyone else on OX X 10.5.5 PPC has been having issues, or whether it might be some failure of my hardware. Is RubyForge the right place to report these issues: [http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=22293&group\_id=426&atid=1698](http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=22293&group_id=426&atid=1698) [[#22293] ruby-trunk make test failures OS X 10.5.5 PPC since after revision 18754] [http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=22294&group\_id=426&atid=1698](http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=22294&group_id=426&atid=1698) [[#22294] Ruby 1.9.0-5 fails to build on OS X 10.5.5 PPC] If not, then where should I report them? Mike – Mike S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) [http://www.stok.ca/~mike/](http://www.stok.ca/~mike/) The “`Stok’ disclaimers” apply. ---
**Author:** ![mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mschwab)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/build-problems-on-os-x-ppc/150424/2 "2008-10-08T20:12:56Z")
On Oct 8, 2008, at 03:48 , Mike S. wrote: > [http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=22294&group\_id=426&atid=1698](http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=22294&group_id=426&atid=1698) > [[#22294] Ruby 1.9.0-5 fails to build on OS X 10.5.5 PPC] > > If not, then where should I report them? ruby-core would get the quickest response. ---
**Author:** ![mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mschwab)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 12:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/build-problems-on-os-x-ppc/150424/3 "2008-10-09T00:28:51Z")
As suggested I am forwarding my message to ruby-talk. Regards, MIchael Begin forwarded message: > > old PowerBook. I was wondering if anyone else on OX X 10.5.5 PPC > > > > If not, then where should I report them? > > ruby-core would get the quickest response. – Mike S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) [http://www.stok.ca/~mike/](http://www.stok.ca/~mike/) The “`Stok’ disclaimers” apply. ---
**Author:** ![mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mschwab)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 6:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/build-problems-on-os-x-ppc/150424/4 "2008-10-09T06:13:31Z")
Hi, At Thu, 9 Oct 2008 07:26:25 +0900, Mike S. wrote in [ruby-core:19231]: > > > [http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=22293&group\_id=426&atid=1698](http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=22293&group_id=426&atid=1698) > > > [[#22293] ruby-trunk make test failures OS X 10.5.5 PPC since > > > after revision 18754] I think r19700 fixed it. > > > [http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=22294&group\_id=426&atid=1698](http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=22294&group_id=426&atid=1698) > > > [[#22294] Ruby 1.9.0-5 fails to build on OS X 10.5.5 PPC] Does this reproduce with the latest? ---
**Author:** ![mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mschwab)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 1:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/build-problems-on-os-x-ppc/150424/5 "2008-10-09T13:37:57Z")
On Oct 9, 2008, at 12:10 AM, Nobuyoshi N. wrote: > Hi, > > At Thu, 9 Oct 2008 07:26:25 +0900, > Mike S. wrote in [ruby-core:19231]: > > > > > [http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=22293&group\_id=426&atid=1698](http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=22293&group_id=426&atid=1698) > > > > [[#22293] ruby-trunk make test failures OS X 10.5.5 PPC since > > > > after revision 18754] > > I think r19700 fixed it. I have just successfully compiled & tested r19725. Thanks. > > > > [http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=22294&group\_id=426&atid=1698](http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=22294&group_id=426&atid=1698) > > > > [[#22294] Ruby 1.9.0-5 fails to build on OS X 10.5.5 PPC] > > Does this reproduce with the latest? I will wait until 1.9.0-6 appears to try. I downloaded 1.9.0-5 again and tried the build and it still fails at: rbconfig.rb updated ./miniruby -I./lib -I.ext/common -I./- -r./ext/purelib.rb ./enc/ make\_encmake.rb --builtin-encs=“ascii.o us\_ascii.o unicode.o utf\_8.o” –builtin-transes=“newline.o” enc.mk /usr/local/mike/src/ruby-1.9.0-5/lib/shellwords.rb:35:in `shellsplit': undefined method `scan’ for nil:NilClass (NoMethodError) from /usr/local/mike/src/ruby-1.9.0-5/lib/mkmf.rb:25:in `' from ./enc/make_encmake.rb:8:in `load’ from ./enc/make\_encmake.rb:8:in `’ make: \*\*\* [enc.mk] Error 1 Mike – Mike S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) [http://www.stok.ca/~mike/](http://www.stok.ca/~mike/) The “`Stok’ disclaimers” apply.