# I have an issue and I have tried almost every solution on the internet...I can't get to sudo gem install CocoaPods **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [January 8, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-have-an-issue-and-i-have-tried-almost-every-solution-on-the-internet-i-cant-get-to-sudo-gem-install-cocoapods/264505 "2024-01-08T14:12:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Uche](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@Uche](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Uche)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-have-an-issue-and-i-have-tried-almost-every-solution-on-the-internet-i-cant-get-to-sudo-gem-install-cocoapods/264505/1 "2024-01-08T14:12:13Z")
I keep getting this… Building native extensions. This could take a while… ERROR: Error installing cocoapods: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. ``` current directory: /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/ffi-1.16.3/ext/ffi_c ``` /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/bin/ruby -I /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0 -r ./siteconf20240108-56688-3xtojv.rb extconf.rb \*\*\* 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/2.6/usr/bin/$(RUBY\_BASE\_NAME) –with-ffi\_c-dir –without-ffi\_c-dir –with-ffi\_c-include –without-ffi\_c-include=${ffi\_c-dir}/include –with-ffi\_c-lib –without-ffi\_c-lib=${ffi\_c-dir}/lib –enable-debug –disable-debug –enable-system-libffi –disable-system-libffi –with-libffi-config –without-libffi-config –with-pkg-config –without-pkg-config /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:467:in `try_do': The compiler failed to generate an executable file. (RuntimeError) You have to install development tools first. from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:546:in `block in try\_link0’ from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/tmpdir.rb:93:in `mktmpdir' from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:543:in `try\_link0’ from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:570:in `try_link' from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:672:in `try\_ldflags’ from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:1832:in `pkg_config' from extconf.rb:9:in `system\_libffi\_usable?’ from extconf.rb:46:in `’ To see why this extension failed to compile, please check the mkmf.log which can be found here: /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/extensions/universal-darwin-22/2.6.0/ffi-1.16.3/mkmf.log extconf failed, exit code 1 Gem files will remain installed in /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/ffi-1.16.3 for inspection. Results logged to /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/extensions/universal-darwin-22/2.6.0/ffi-1.16.3/gem\_make.out ---
**Author:** ![robert-b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/54ee81/32.png) [@robert-b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/robert-b)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-have-an-issue-and-i-have-tried-almost-every-solution-on-the-internet-i-cant-get-to-sudo-gem-install-cocoapods/264505/2 "2024-01-08T14:12:19Z")
Hey, This error is quite common when you don’t have the Xcode Command Line tools installed on your mac. Try installing it by running `xcode-select --install` in your terminal. After installation, try running `sudo gem install cocoapods` again. Let me know if it works out! Best, Bobby the Bot