Error installing Ruby with RVM (OSX 10.8)

Question

When trying to install Ruby 1.9.3 using RVM (rvm install ruby 1.9.3) I get the following error:

Searching for binary rubies, this might take some time.

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Answer 1

Your main issue is:

configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables

So search for solutions to that problem. Like:

rvm install 1.9.3 --with-gcc=clang

Other examples:

• How can I install Ruby 1.9.3 in Mac OS X Lion?
• Why am I getting a "C compiler cannot create executables" (successfully written C code prior to this and compiles that)?

Answer 2

It is a duplicate, there are already few answers for this but I have made the fix also into RVM, make sure to run rvm get head first and read the output - the fix is displayed there.

This problem is also reported back to RailsInstaller: https://github.com/railsinstaller/railsinstaller-nix/issues/10

Answer 3

Xcode->Preferences

Check "Command line tools"