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gem install bson_ext fails on Mountain Lion
$ gem install bson_ext
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
ERROR: Error installing bson_ext:
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
/Users/adrian/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p290/bin/ruby extconf.rb
checking for asprintf()... *** extconf.rb failed ***
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.
Provided configuration options:
--with-opt-dir
--without-opt-dir
--with-opt-include
--without-opt-include=${opt-dir}/include
--with-opt-lib
--without-opt-lib=${opt-dir}/lib
--with-make-prog
--without-make-prog
--srcdir=.
--curdir
--ruby=/Users/adrian/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p290/bin/ruby
/Users/adrian/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p290/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:368:in `try_do': The complier failed to generate an executable file. (RuntimeError)
You have to install development tools first.
from /Users/adrian/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p290/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:435:in `try_link0'
from /Users/adrian/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p290/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:440:in `try_link'
from /Users/adrian/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p290/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:552:in `try_func'
from /Users/adrian/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p290/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:797:in `block in have_func'
from /Users/adrian/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p290/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:693:in `block in checking_for'
from /Users/adrian/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p290/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:280:in `block (2 levels) in postpone'
from /Users/adrian/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p290/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:254:in `open'
from /Users/adrian/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p290/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:280:in `block in postpone'
from /Users/adrian/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p290/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:254:in `open'
from /Users/adrian/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p290/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:276:in `postpone'
from /Users/adrian/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p290/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:692:in `checking_for'
from /Users/adrian/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p290/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:796:in `have_func'
from extconf.rb:3:in `<main>'
Gem files will remain installed in /Users/adrian/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@pluto/gems/bson_ext-1.6.4 for inspection.
Results logged to /Users/adrian/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@pluto/gems/bson_ext-1.6.4/ext/cbson/gem_make.out
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ryanza commented Nov 3, 2012

Any fix? :)

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