Error installing pg gem on osx

Question

I am on osx 10.6.7 trying to run bundle install on a new rails 3.0.7 app and it keeps failing when trying to build the pg gem. It keeps telling me that I have need the devel

Answer 1

The simple solution:

1. run brew install postgresql
2. install the gem with sudo permissions: like so: sudo gem install pg -v '0.17.1'