# YARV install on Mac OS X? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [July 13, 2006, 10:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/yarv-install-on-mac-os-x/98235 "2006-07-13T10:33:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 10:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/yarv-install-on-mac-os-x/98235/1 "2006-07-13T10:33:12Z")
what to do in order being able to install YARV on Mac OS X ? the README says : configure blahblah their is no configure in the directory ??? it seems configure is written by some other tool, which one ? ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 10:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/yarv-install-on-mac-os-x/98235/2 "2006-07-13T10:51:40Z")
> > > > > “U” == Une bévue [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes: U\> what to do in order being able to install YARV on Mac OS X ? The installation say (see [YARV: Yet Another Ruby VM](http://www.atdot.net/yarv/#i-4-2)) mkdir build cd yarv autoconf cd …/build …/yarv/configure --prefix=[your install dir] --program-suffix=-yarv you need at least autoconf p.s. : it’s my news server which has problem, or there is a problem on the gateway ruby-talk ==\> comp.lang.ruby ? it seems to work only comp.lang.ruby ==\> ruby-talk. – Guy Decoux ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 11:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/yarv-install-on-mac-os-x/98235/3 "2006-07-13T11:01:13Z")
ts [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > The installation say (see [YARV: Yet Another Ruby VM](http://www.atdot.net/yarv/#i-4-2)) > > mkdir build > cd yarv > autoconf > cd …/build > …/yarv/configure --prefix=[your install dir] --program-suffix=-yarv i don’t get that on the web site : Build and Install :yarv/: checkout directory :build/: build directory You need base ruby command. If your ruby command name is not “ruby”, please set environment variable “BASENAME” as your ruby command. $ cd build $ …/yarv/configure --prefix=[your install dir] --program-suffix=-yarv $ make [BASERUBY=[your base ruby command]] $ make test (show some errors around block parameter) $ make test-all (show 20 or some erros) $ make install i don’t have even a yarv directory then i did : $ mkdir build $ mkdir yarv $ cd yarv $ autoconf autoconf: no input file $ which autoconf /usr/bin/autoconf something has changed ??? > p.s. : it’s my news server which has problem, or there is a problem on the > gateway ruby-talk ==\> comp.lang.ruby ? it seems to work only > comp.lang.ruby ==\> ruby-talk. i’m not subscribed to ruby-talk sorry 😉 ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 11:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/yarv-install-on-mac-os-x/98235/4 "2006-07-13T11:23:26Z")
> > > > > “U” == Une bévue [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes: U\> i don’t have even a yarv directory then i did : First retrieve the source cache% svn co [http://www.atdot.net/svn/yarv/trunk](http://www.atdot.net/svn/yarv/trunk) yarv […] Checked out revision 522. cache% This will create a directory yarv U\> i’m not subscribed to ruby-talk sorry 😉 This just mean that you’ll not receive response to your question by someone subscribed to ruby-talk If you don’t care (to receive a response), it’s your problem 🙂 – Guy Decoux ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 11:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/yarv-install-on-mac-os-x/98235/5 "2006-07-13T11:58:04Z")
ts [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > U\> i don’t have even a yarv directory then i did : > > First retrieve the source > > cache% svn co [http://www.atdot.net/svn/yarv/trunk](http://www.atdot.net/svn/yarv/trunk) yarv > […] > Checked out revision 522. > cache% > > This will create a directory yarv ok thanks ! > U\> i’m not subscribed to ruby-talk sorry 😉 > > This just mean that you’ll not receive response to your question by > someone subscribed to ruby-talk i’m under subscribing right now 😉