Can't install gem postgre for Ruby

Hello,

I have two computers and in one I can install the gem as expected, but
in the other, I can’t.

The differences are that in the one that I can, I compiled&installed
postgre myself, in the one that doesn’t work, the installation has been
made with the the .dmg file from enterprisedb

Before I uninstall and install again, how I can specific the correct
path to the pg_config --libdir ?

Here is what I get:

sh-3.2# env ARCHFLAGS="-arch i386" gem install --remote 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 install --remote postgres
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

The libraries are in /usr/local/postresql/ in both computers …

thanks,

r.

On 15 Jan, 11:55, Raimon Fs [email protected] wrote:

Hello,

I have two computers and in one I can install the gem as expected, but
in the other, I can’t.

The differences are that in the one that I can, I compiled&installed
postgre myself, in the one that doesn’t work, the installation has been
made with the the .dmg file from enterprisedb

I think the swiches you need to add are --with-pgsql-include-dir and –
with-pgsql-lib-dir. If the .dmg does indeed include the required
headers and libraries, that is.
You could also just go with the postgres-pr (pr for “pure ruby”) gem
if this isn’t a production server.

PS: It’s “pg”, “Postgres” or “PostgreSQL”, not “Postgre”.

Isak

Isak wrote:

On 15 Jan, 11:55, Raimon Fs [email protected] wrote:

Hello,

I have two computers and in one I can install the gem as expected, but
in the other, I can’t.

The differences are that in the one that I can, I compiled&installed
postgre myself, in the one that doesn’t work, the installation has been
made with the the .dmg file from enterprisedb

I think the swiches you need to add are --with-pgsql-include-dir and –
with-pgsql-lib-dir. If the .dmg does indeed include the required
headers and libraries, that is.
You could also just go with the postgres-pr (pr for “pure ruby”) gem
if this isn’t a production server.

PS: It’s “pg”, “Postgres” or “PostgreSQL”, not “Postgre”.

thanks for the clarification. I don’t know how to add those switches
without getting an error.

as this is not a production server, I’ve installed the postgres-pr gem
without any problem.

I’m going to try to find more info about this pr gem.

r.

On 15 Jan 2009, at 11:26, Raimon Fs wrote:

postgre myself, in the one that doesn’t work, the installation has

PS: It’s “pg”, “Postgres” or “PostgreSQL”, not “Postgre”.

thanks for the clarification. I don’t know how to add those switches
without getting an error.

gem install foo – --with_something_dir=…

Fred

Frederick C. wrote:

On 15 Jan 2009, at 11:26, Raimon Fs wrote:

postgre myself, in the one that doesn’t work, the installation has

PS: It’s “pg”, “Postgres” or “PostgreSQL”, not “Postgre”.

thanks for the clarification. I don’t know how to add those switches
without getting an error.

gem install foo – --with_something_dir=…

Fred

thanks, I can’t install either but the – works ok.

let’s uninstall and install again compiling it …

thanks,

r.

After uninstalling and installing again from source code, I’m having the
same problem …

Wich postgres gem versuion it’s the most newer for Ruby ?

This is a new project, I don’t care for old compatibilities, I think the
newest is the one I’m trying to install.

Do I have to specify some special options while compiling/installing
postgresql from source ?

The only difference from one computer (works) to the other (doesn’t
work) is the postgresql version:

8.3 works
8.3.5 doesn’t work (can’t find the libraries …)

Any help would be much appreciated …

thanks,

r.

Fernando P. wrote:

Wich postgres gem versuion it’s the most newer for Ruby ?

Hi,

sudo gem install pg

That’s the newest.


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thanks!

I have had to add theARCHFLAGS but finally I could install it:

sh-3.2# sudo env ARCHFLAGS=“-arch i386” gem install pg

thanks!

r.

Wich postgres gem versuion it’s the most newer for Ruby ?

Hi,

sudo gem install pg

That’s the newest.


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Hi, I solved it by running “sudo apt-get install libpq-dev”, which
installed the libraries for development needs.