Rails: Error installing pg gem [duplicate]

Answer 1

Steps to install postgresql

1. Install PostgreSQL and its libraries

   sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib libpq-dev
   

2. After the installation create a user for postgresql

   sudo -u postgres createuser --superuser $USER
   

   or

   sudo -u postgres createuser pgs_root
   

3. Set user password for the postgresql user

   sudo -u postgres psql postgres --set "user=$USER"
   postgres=# \passsword :user
   

   or

   sudo -u postgres psql postgres
   postgres=# \passsword pgs_root
   

4. Configure the postgresql.conf file to make PostgreSQL listen to localhost or listen on an external IP or something, change this line to either the IP or 'localhost'

   gedit /etc/postgresql/8.4/main/postgresql.conf listen_addresses = 'localhost'
   

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Like mysql query browser, there is a GUI for postgresql called pgadmin. To install run this command

sudo apt-get install pgadmin3

Answer 2

have you checked the log mkmf.log as it was recommended in the error you've included?

Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of necessary libraries and/or headers. Check the mkmf.log file for more details. You may need configuration options.

Answer 3

Try to include this instead of pg

gem install postgres-pr

or

gem install ruby-pg

Edit

Did you do this already?

$ sudo apt-get install postgresql

$ rails new pg -d postgres

http://www.funonrails.com/2011/03/getting-started-with-rails-3-postgres.html

Answer 4

Are you on a Mac? If so - the easiest way to do this is to

1. make sure you have Xcode installed (you can get it from the app store)
2. use Homebrew
3. brew install postgresql
4. gem uninstall pg
5. either bundle install in your application's root or gem install pg