Unable to install Jekyll on Mac OS 10.15

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I’ve tried using all of the guides and other posts for tips on installing this, but I cannot get past these errors. I’ve installed the Xcode developer tools … but wondering, is it reference different ‘development tools’?

Any tips or ideas? I’ve also checked my ruby install (running 2.6.3) and it looks fine.

    ERROR:  Error installing jekyll:

    ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

        current directory: /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/eventmachine-1.2.7/ext

    /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/bin/ruby -I /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0 -r ./siteconf20201016-50364-e4emoh.rb extconf.rb

    *** 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=/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/bin/$(RUBY_BASE_NAME)

    --with-ssl-dir

    --without-ssl-dir

    --with-ssl-include

    --without-ssl-include=${ssl-dir}/include

    --with-ssl-lib

    --without-ssl-lib=${ssl-dir}/lib

    --with-openssl-config

    --without-openssl-config

    --with-pkg-config

    --without-pkg-config

    /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:467:in `try_do': The compiler failed to generate an executable file. (RuntimeError)

    You have to install development tools first.

    from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:546:in `block in try_link0'

    from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/tmpdir.rb:93:in `mktmpdir'

    from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:543:in `try_link0'

    from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:570:in `try_link'

    from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:672:in `try_ldflags'

    from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:1832:in `pkg_config'

    from extconf.rb:65:in `pkg_config_wrapper'

    from extconf.rb:92:in `<main>'

    To see why this extension failed to compile, please check the mkmf.log which can be found here:

      /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/extensions/universal-darwin-19/2.6.0/eventmachine-1.2.7/mkmf.log

    extconf failed, exit code 1

    Gem files will remain installed in /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/eventmachine-1.2.7 for inspection.

    Results logged to /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/extensions/universal-darwin-19/2.6.0/eventmachine-1.2.7/gem_make.out

    1 gem installed
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What command are you using to install Jekyll? It looks like it is trying to install Gems under /Library, but that would require root access (which is not recommended). The docs recommend installing Gems in your user directory using the --user-install option. I.e.:

gem install --user-install bundler jekyll

Full doc at:

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Yes agree with above recommendation and steps in that page linked.

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Yeah … we get the same error when we try and do a --user-install … fwiw. :frowning:

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Searching around for “extconf.rb failed”, I found this issue thread where they examined the mkmf.log and found that Xcode’s tools still required license acceptance:

https://github.com/reenhanced/gitreflow/issues/178#issuecomment-352552181

Maybe the same problem? Or maybe examining mkmf.log would help?

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In the middle of the error trace is says the reason it can’t installed the extconf.rb is developer tools.

So try

xcode-select --install

Based on answer Jekyll won't install on OSX High Sierra out the box

And step 4 here

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Did this get resolved? What worked?

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So, in our case … our Xcode developer tools install was borked …

We did a specific Xcode-select
‘xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer’

then did a CMD-Line confirm of the license …
‘xcodebuild -license’

And then finally, the install completed … Such a PITA.

Hope that helps.

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Good to hear it worked

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sudo xcode-select --install
sudo xcodebuild -license

Just to do the installation is not enough, you have to agree to the license. So both steps are required.

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It worked for me, thanks