# Install problems

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-problems/122385>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 7, 2007, 6:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-problems/122385 "2007-12-07T06:12:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 6:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-problems/122385/1 "2007-12-07T06:12:41Z")

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I tried to follow the instructions on the web for mac OSX but got this  
error

./mkconfig.rb:191: [BUG] Segmentation fault  
ruby 1.8.6 (2007-03-13) [i686-darwin9.1.0]

make: \*\*\* [.rbconfig.time] Abort trap

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 6:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-problems/122385/2 "2007-12-07T06:16:46Z")

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I googled your error message and got back:

“disable pthread and it should compile”

Don’t ask me what it means, I sourced it from comments 7, 8 and 9 from  
[http://www.codefluency.com/2007/10/27/some-leopard-ruby-notes](http://www.codefluency.com/2007/10/27/some-leopard-ruby-notes)

On Dec 7, 2007 3:42 PM, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

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–  
Ryan B.