therubyracer - Gem::Ext::BuildError: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension

Question

I\'m trying to install the following gem versions on Mavericks

• libv8 (3.16.14.3)
• therubyracer (0.12.1)

Obviously therubyracer gems depe

Answer 1

I noticed that when we encounter a problem:

Gem::Ext::BuildError: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension

You should then install build-essential

sudo apt install build-essential

It works for me with mini_race's installation problems.