libv8 (3.11.8.17) bundle install error on Mac

Question

I upgraded ruby to 1.9.3, and now I can\'t get my server to start. When I run bundle install, it says

An error occurred while installing libv8 (3.11.8.17), and          


        

Answer 1

This simple solution worked for me:

$ gem uninstall libv8 # select "All Versions" if prompted
$ gem install libv8

Answer 2

I had this same problem when I upgraded from OSX Mountain Lion to OSX Mavericks.

Upgrading from ruby-1.8.7-p354 to ruby-1.8.7-375 did the trick for me.

libv8 (3.16.14.3-x86_64-darwin-13) and the therubyracer (0.12.0) gems installed without problem.

assuming you use rbenv:

rbenv versions
  system
  * 1.8.7-p354
  2.0.0-rc2

rbenv uninstall 1.8.7-p354
rbenv install 1.8.7-p375

rbenv versions
  system
  * 1.8.7-p375
  2.0.0-rc2

bundle install

Answer 3

Try reinstalling v8 in homebrew:

gem uninstall libv8
brew install v8
gem install libv8

Answer 4

Do:

gem install rmagick -v '2.13.2'
gem install libv8 -v 3.11.8.17 -- --with-system-v8

Answer 5

I resolved this issue by using the following command:

gem install libv8 -v 3.11.8.17 -- --with-system-v8

It works with RVM on Mavericks.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/19667419/763744

Answer 6

I encountered this problem a few times already, first thing I'd try is to (re)install command line tools. Normally should work.

Another attempt that succeeded once was uninstalling libv8, and then installing it again. It takes ages...