Nokogiri 1.6.6.1 won't build under Ruby 1.9.3p547

[QuinnyPig]

1.6.5 is fine, this is new behavior in 1.6.6.1. And yes, I know this version of Ruby is ancient and probably unsupported. :-)

Gem::Ext::BuildError: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

    /Users/cquinn/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p547/bin/ruby -r ./siteconf20150122-30107-10e8dej.rb extconf.rb
checking if the C compiler accepts ... yes
checking if the C compiler accepts -Wno-error=unused-command-line-argument-hard-error-in-future... yes
Building nokogiri using packaged libraries.
checking for gzdopen() in -lz... *** 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
    --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/cquinn/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p547/bin/ruby
    --help
    --clean
    --use-system-libraries
    --enable-static
    --disable-static
    --with-zlib-dir
    --without-zlib-dir
    --with-zlib-include
    --without-zlib-include=${zlib-dir}/include
    --with-zlib-lib
    --without-zlib-lib=${zlib-dir}/lib
    --enable-cross-build
    --disable-cross-build
/Users/cquinn/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p547/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:381:in `try_do': The compiler failed to generate an executable file. (RuntimeError)
You have to install development tools first.
    from /Users/cquinn/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p547/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:461:in `try_link0'
    from /Users/cquinn/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p547/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:476:in `try_link'
    from /Users/cquinn/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p547/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:619:in `try_func'
    from /Users/cquinn/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p547/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:845:in `block in have_library'
    from /Users/cquinn/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p547/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:790:in `block in checking_for'
    from /Users/cquinn/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p547/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:284:in `block (2 levels) in postpone'
    from /Users/cquinn/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p547/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:254:in `open'
    from /Users/cquinn/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p547/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:284:in `block in postpone'
    from /Users/cquinn/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p547/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:254:in `open'
    from /Users/cquinn/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p547/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:280:in `postpone'
    from /Users/cquinn/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p547/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:789:in `checking_for'
    from /Users/cquinn/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p547/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:840:in `have_library'
    from extconf.rb:466:in `block in <main>'
    from extconf.rb:102:in `preserving_globals'
    from extconf.rb:465:in `<main>'

extconf failed, exit code 1

Gem files will remain installed in /Users/cquinn/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p547/gems/nokogiri-1.6.6.1 for inspection.
Results logged to /Users/cquinn/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p547/extensions/x86_64-darwin-14/1.9.1/nokogiri-1.6.6.1/gem_make.out

[flavorjones]

What kind of system are you on? I need more information in order to diagnose the issue.

[flavorjones]

We've managed to reproduce an issue with Nokogiri 1.6.6.1 on OSX running Ruby 1.9.3:

https://travis-ci.org/sparklemotion/nokogiri

Hang in there, working on it.

[flavorjones]

Sorry - more specific build:

https://travis-ci.org/sparklemotion/nokogiri/builds/48077910

[QuinnyPig]

Glorious.

I'm able to reproduce this on multiple machines, all running OS X Yosemite latest (10.10.1).

[flavorjones]

OK, got a fix. About to cut 1.6.6.2. See 5f8fa17

Huge headdesk here. Sigh.

[flavorjones]

[flavorjones]

1.6.6.2 up on rubygems. closing.