ERROR: Error installing cocoapods: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension

Question

I am trying to install cocoapods to my MacBook Pro running with OSX 10.9.1 (new Mavericks) and after type gem install cocoapods I get the following error:

Answer 1

I was having the same exact problem, although I had the latest version of the xcode command-line tools.

If you have homebrew installed, do brew install apple-gcc42. This immediately solved it for me.