bundle install / update: libv8 (therubyracer) installation fails (with native extensions)

Question

I recently wanted to update my gem bundle but ran into installation problems with libv8 (requirement for therubyracer):

Installing libv8 (3.3.10.3) with native ext         


        

Answer 1

Be sure to reference ruby in your Gemfile

gem 'therubyracer', :platform => :ruby

and then run bundle update.