# Compiling Ruby on Rails on OS X

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compiling-ruby-on-rails-on-os-x/132097>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 16, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compiling-ruby-on-rails-on-os-x/132097 "2008-03-16T21:43:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![craigrails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@craigrails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/craigrails)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compiling-ruby-on-rails-on-os-x/132097/1 "2008-03-16T21:43:44Z")

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Hi all,

i got rid of locomotive as advised in another post…

i’ve just downloaded the compiler version, and have tried to run  
./configure

however i get this back in terminal:

./configure  
checking build system type… powerpc-apple-darwin8.11.0  
checking host system type… powerpc-apple-darwin8.11.0  
checking target system type… powerpc-apple-darwin8.11.0  
checking for gcc… no  
checking for cc… no  
checking for cl.exe… no  
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH  
See `config.log’ for more details.

Any ideas on how i go ahead??

Cheers

Westy

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**Author:** ![craigrails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@craigrails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/craigrails)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compiling-ruby-on-rails-on-os-x/132097/2 "2008-03-16T21:54:11Z")

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On 16 Mar 2008, at 21:43, Craig Westy wrote:

> checking target system type… powerpc-apple-darwin8.11.0  
> checking for gcc… no  
> checking for cc… no  
> checking for cl.exe… no  
> configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH  
> See `config.log’ for more details.
> 
> Any ideas on how i go ahead??

Install the developer tools. And you’re best off downloading the  
latest one for your OS version from the Apple Developer Connection  
site (basic membership is free, just register and you’ll be able to  
download it), as the version that ships on your PPC MacOS cd will give  
compile errors with universal binary source code.

Best regards

Peter De Berdt