# I Get A Ruby Trunk Make Error On Readline **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [January 28, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-get-a-ruby-trunk-make-error-on-readline/127307 "2008-01-28T03:11:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bogojoker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@bogojoker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bogojoker)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-get-a-ruby-trunk-make-error-on-readline/127307/1 "2008-01-28T03:11:29Z")
I have had difficulties with a number of programs since I installed Ruby version 1.9 so I decided to rebuild completely from the svn trunk. In case it is relevant I am running Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.1. Here are the steps I followed: 1. Checkout from trunk using: $ svn co [http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/trunk/](http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/trunk/) ruby 2. Go into the new ruby directory and create the configure file $ cd ruby $ autoconf 3. Run the configure script $ ./configure 4. Now the next step is make and I always get the following error: $ make … compiling readline gcc -I. -I…/…/.ext/include/i686-darwin9.1.0 -I…/…/./include -I…/…/./ext/readline -DRUBY\_EXTCONF\_H="extconf.h" -fno-common -g -O2 -pipe -fno-common -o readline.o -c readline.c readline.c: In function ‘filename\_completion\_proc\_call’: readline.c:658: error: ‘filename\_completion\_function’ undeclared (first use in this function) readline.c:658: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once readline.c:658: error: for each function it appears in.) readline.c:658: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast readline.c: In function ‘username\_completion\_proc\_call’: readline.c:683: error: ‘username\_completion\_function’ undeclared (first use in this function) readline.c:683: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast make[1]: \*\*\* [readline.o] Error 1 make: \*\*\* [all] Error 1 5. I can’t seem to get around this error. I checked where all the occurrence of “filename\_completion\_function” are in the repository (using ack which is a lot like grep) and they are only in readline files: $ ack filename\_completion\_function ext/readline/extconf.rb 45:have\_func(“rl\_filename\_completion\_function”) ext/readline/readline.c 37:# define rl\_filename\_completion\_function filename\_completion\_function 658: rl\_filename\_completion\_function); Please, please, please help me out or point me in the right direction to getting this resolved. ---
**Author:** ![bogojoker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@bogojoker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bogojoker)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 4:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-get-a-ruby-trunk-make-error-on-readline/127307/2 "2008-01-28T04:11:22Z")
Maybe I should have posted this in Ruby Core. Also it may be the same as this bug: [http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?group\_id=426&atid=1698&func=detail&aid=1883](http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?group_id=426&atid=1698&func=detail&aid=1883) Also I just found this in Google G. (I don’t know how I missed it in the first place, its actually embarrassing that I missed this cause now you guys will think I didn’t research this) and sure enough this has the solution: [http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse\_thread/thread/b35a326bf65f8aa5](http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_thread/thread/b35a326bf65f8aa5) I’ll layout the steps here to solve this problem to build Ruby 1.9 on Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.1 FIRST: Install the newest readline (version 5.2) and use Han K.’ solution to correct a Leopard bug with gcc . So here is what you need to do: 1. download readline from somewhere like here: [Readline 8.1 Free Download, Linux | IceWalkers](http://www.icewalkers.com/Linux/Software/515340/readline.html) 2. Make Han K.’ changes to support/shobj-conf (in the download you just did). Here was his words: Building readline5.2 on Leopard is broken. It checks for the OS explicitly, but this check does not exclude darwin9 (Leopard). It is easily fixed though, by patching support/shobj-conf: — support/shobj-conf 2007-12-26 18:30:46.000000000 +0900 +++ support/shobj-conf.new 2007-12-26 18:30:39.000000000 +0900 @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ ;; # Darwin/MacOS X -darwin8\*) +darwin89\*) SHOBJ\_STATUS=supported SHLIB\_STATUS=supported @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ SHLIB\_LIBSUFF=‘dylib’ case “${host\_os}” in - ``` darwin[78]*) SHOBJ_LDFLAGS='' ``` - ``` darwin[789]*) SHOBJ_LDFLAGS='' SHLIB_XLDFLAGS='-dynamiclib -arch_only ``` `/usr/bin/arch` - install\_name $(libdir)/$@ -current\_version $(SHLIB\_MAJOR)$ (SHLIB\_MINOR) -compatibility\_version $(SHLIB\_MAJOR) -v’ ;; \*) SHOBJ\_LDFLAGS=‘-dynamic’ Cheers, Han 1. Now because of the gcc bug (Noticed by Sean at [http://www.weblogs.uhi.ac.uk/sm00sm/?p=291](http://www.weblogs.uhi.ac.uk/sm00sm/?p=291)) you must do a “make static” and “make static-install”. If you already tried just “make” then you can do “make clean” and start over with make static. If make static-install doesn’t work then just “make install” should be fine. SECOND: Once you have the new readline installed you can make Ruby 1.9. This still requires you to give some hints to the configure. Here is what you need to do now: 1. Go into the ruby directory [see first post if you want to know how to get here from checking out the trunk]. If you already tryed a make clean things up with “make clean” 2. Use the following configure command: [Thanks to Hans for this] ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --with-readline-dir=/usr/local Now --prefix=/usr/local is the normal installation destination. The only trick here is that you’re telling configure where the readline-dir is. It will be using your newly built readline. 1. Once configure ends you can just do “make” and “sudo make install” * * * I really hope this helps someone out if they want to install Ruby 1.9. If you have any questions about any of this you can post a reply, I have email notifications so I’ll get notified, and I’ll see what I can do to help. Thanks, Joseph P. ---
**Author:** ![bogojoker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@bogojoker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bogojoker)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-get-a-ruby-trunk-make-error-on-readline/127307/3 "2008-01-28T04:20:41Z")
Mikel L. wrote: > I wrote it up at: > [http://www.lindsaar.net/2008/1/18/installing-ruby-1-9-on-mac-osx](http://www.lindsaar.net/2008/1/18/installing-ruby-1-9-on-mac-osx) > > Mikel Mike, your write-up is perfect. Nice, short and sweet. I wish that I came across that before and I’ll bookmark it and link some people to it in the future. I think the only difference might be that in Leopard I think you have to do make static with readline. Just a regular make failed for me. Thanks for the tip, Joe P ---
**Author:** ![bogojoker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@bogojoker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bogojoker)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 5:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-get-a-ruby-trunk-make-error-on-readline/127307/4 "2008-01-28T05:10:09Z")
On Jan 28, 2008 2:20 PM, Joseph P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Mikel L. wrote: > > > I wrote it up at: > > [http://www.lindsaar.net/2008/1/18/installing-ruby-1-9-on-mac-osx](http://www.lindsaar.net/2008/1/18/installing-ruby-1-9-on-mac-osx) > > Mike, your write-up is perfect. Nice, short and sweet. I wish that I > > came across that before and I’ll bookmark it and link some people to it > > in the future. I think the only difference might be that in Leopard I > > think you have to do make static with readline. Just a regular make > > failed for me. No problems, could you leave a comment on what you had to do to make it work on Leopard? That would be good for others… and me when I upgrade 🙂 Regards Mikel ---
**Author:** ![bogojoker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@bogojoker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bogojoker)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 4:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-get-a-ruby-trunk-make-error-on-readline/127307/5 "2008-01-28T04:12:03Z")
On Jan 28, 2008 1:11 PM, Joseph P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I have had difficulties with a number of programs since I installed Ruby > version 1.9 so I decided to rebuild completely from the svn trunk. In > case it is relevant I am running Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.1. Here are the > steps I followed: I don’t know if it is the problem, but I had similar problems until I updated Readline. But I am on 10.4, not 10.5 so YMMV I wrote it up at:: [http://www.lindsaar.net/2008/1/18/installing-ruby-1-9-on-mac-osx](http://www.lindsaar.net/2008/1/18/installing-ruby-1-9-on-mac-osx) Regards Mikel ---
**Author:** ![bogojoker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@bogojoker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bogojoker)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 5:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-get-a-ruby-trunk-make-error-on-readline/127307/6 "2008-01-28T05:15:52Z")
Mikel L. wrote: > No problems, could you leave a comment on what you had to do to make > it work on Leopard? > > That would be good for others… and me when I upgrade 🙂 > > Regards > > Mikel Yup, just that when building readline use “make static” instead of just “make”. A more in depth explanation is available here: [http://www.weblogs.uhi.ac.uk/sm00sm/?p=291](http://www.weblogs.uhi.ac.uk/sm00sm/?p=291) Its possible that this will be fixed soon (maybe even 10.5.2 which is rumored to be coming very soon), but in the very least that was the only thing I had to do differently then your walkthrough. Leopard is a very fine OS. I hope you get to upgrade soon and enjoy its enhancements. - Joe P