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Ruby

Posted by Tom Chan
Tom Chan
1,775 Points

install ruby help!

i try to install ruby on macbook pro os 10.8, I got to the RVM installed, but when I try to use '$ rvm install 1.9.3 ' to install ruby, I got the following message: No binary rubies available for: osx/10.8/x86_64/ruby-1.9.3-p448. Continuing with compilation. Please read 'rvm help mount' to get more information on binary rubies. rm: /usr/share/xcode-select/xcode_dir_path: Permission denied , please help!

3 Answers

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

Permissions errors on OS X usually come from trying to install something that requires access to particular files/directories which your user account doesn't have permissions to. This can be easily solved by installing that piece of software using sudo command.

Try using sudo rvm install 1.9.3

Joseph Medina
Joseph Medina
15,173 Points
Joseph Medina
Joseph Medina
15,173 Points

I was having trouble myself and found this guide which helped:

http://www.interworks.com/blogs/ckaukis/2013/03/05/installing-ruby-200-rvm-and-homebrew-mac-os-x-108-mountain-lion

Tom Chan
Tom Chan
1,775 Points

Thanks for your help :)

Tom Chan
Tom Chan
1,775 Points
Tom Chan
Tom Chan
1,775 Points

Thanks for your help, I will try it!