Readline not working in rvm - Ubuntu 11.10

Question

I am using rvm on my ubyntu 11.10. My readline is not working, I tried ruby extconf.rb but it is not passed. Output is bellow:

$ ruby extconf.rb         


        

Answer 1

Have you tried:

rvm pkg install readline

Then install ruby through RVM --with-readline-dir=$rvm_path/usr?

http://beginrescueend.com/packages/readline/

FWIW, I'd suggest giving rbenv + ruby-build a go, if you've never considered it. A lot less headaches than with RVM.