# Rails on BSD

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-on-bsd/191277>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 8, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-on-bsd/191277 "2010-07-08T18:33:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mrbass21](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@Mrbass21](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mrbass21)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-on-bsd/191277/1 "2010-07-08T18:33:05Z")

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I had this problem too. After searching all day I found a solution.

On BSD you need to have a converter installed.

/usr/ports/converters/ruby-iconv/

sudo make install clean

However, that did not solve the problem for me until I found this  
post:

“Just change RUBY\_DEFAULT\_VER?= in /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.ruby.mk from 1.8  
on 1.9.”

I removed the ruby-iconv and reinstalled it and problem is gone.

Good luck.

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**Author:** ![Mrbass21](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@Mrbass21](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mrbass21)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-on-bsd/191277/2 "2010-07-08T19:40:26Z")

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You might also try using TorqueBox (JRuby) on BSD…

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**Author:** ![Mrbass21](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@Mrbass21](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mrbass21)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 10:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-on-bsd/191277/3 "2010-07-08T22:19:48Z")

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> On BSD you need to have a converter installed.
> 
> /usr/ports/converters/ruby-iconv/

Yeah when you install ruby if you look closely you’ll see a post install  
message that says iconv is a separate port. It should read bigger.

> “Just change RUBY\_DEFAULT\_VER?= in /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.ruby.mk from 1.8  
> on 1.9.”
> 
> I removed the ruby-iconv and reinstalled it and problem is gone.

Yeah that’s a trap everybody falls in. Once it’s set, another version of  
ruby won’t update the file.