BUG Bus Error ruby 1.8.7

Question

I\'m getting an error after compiling Ruby 1.8.7 using RVM on Lion 10.7.1 with Xcode 4.2 GM (new MacBook).

It compiles fine but when I try to install any gem I get t

Answer 1

You can download find stand alone GCC installer instructions here: https://github.com/kennethreitz/osx-gcc-installer

This gives you a non llvm based gcc installation without having to mess around with Xcode.

You can then use the command

 export CC=/usr/bin/gcc-4.2 

This allows you to have the latest X Code for OSX purposes and still have a happy gcc version for ruby.