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Trying to install a ruby gem on Mac OSX gives me an error: "Failed to build gem native extension."

I've been trying to install mongrel on my Mac OS X (Leopard) and it errors out with the message "Failed to build em native extension".

What am I missing in my system? The versions of Ruby and gems that I am using are 1.8.7 and 1.3.3 respectively.

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you need to have XCode installed. you can get that from your OSX installation DVD or from apple's website. i would get the latest version from the website, rather than the one from your dvd.

Derick Bailey  2010-08-13 14:38:57

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