# Problem: Installing Curb in Mac OS Leopard **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [September 13, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-installing-curb-in-mac-os-leopard/175425 "2009-09-13T18:06:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bedomax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@bedomax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bedomax)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-installing-curb-in-mac-os-leopard/175425/1 "2009-09-13T18:06:23Z")
Hello everyone I´m trying to install Curb in Mac OSX Leopard, but I get a rake install error when you perform the following # port install curl # gem update # gem install curb So far so good but at the time of rake install in the PATH /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/curb-0.5.1.0 # rake install 1. Error: test\_head\_accessor(TestCurbCurlEasy): Curl::Err::PartialFileError: Transferred a partial file ./tests/tc\_curl\_easy.rb:568:in `perform' ./tests/tc_curl_easy.rb:568:in`test\_head\_accessor’ 97 tests, 411 assertions, 0 failures, 1 errors rake aborted! Command failed with status (1): [/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/…] Also try directing #rake install EXTCONF\_OPTS=’–with-curl-lib=/usr/local/lib/’ But just the same mistake. Hopefully someone has a clue. Excuse me my English. Thanks Saludos Maximiliano ---
**Author:** ![bedomax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@bedomax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bedomax)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 11:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-installing-curb-in-mac-os-leopard/175425/2 "2009-09-14T23:47:26Z")
Try either of these: gem install --remote rake or apt-get install rake (I believe OSX uses the apt pkg manager?) Do you get the same errors? Regards, -Mac