Error Installing

[yael-lorenzo]

ubuntu 16.4

sudo apt-get install ruby-full

sudo gem install hiptest-publisher

`Building native extensions. This could take a while... ERROR: Error installing hiptest-publisher: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

current directory: /var/lib/gems/2.3.0/gems/nokogiri-1.8.2/ext/nokogiri

/usr/bin/ruby2.3 -r ./siteconf20180322-29584-1cvzcd.rb extconf.rb checking if the C compiler accepts ... 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=/usr/bin/$(RUBY_BASE_NAME)2.3 --help --clean /usr/lib/ruby/2.3.0/mkmf.rb:456:in try_do': The compiler failed to generate an executable file. (RuntimeError) You have to install development tools first. from /usr/lib/ruby/2.3.0/mkmf.rb:571:inblock in try_compile' from /usr/lib/ruby/2.3.0/mkmf.rb:522:in with_werror' from /usr/lib/ruby/2.3.0/mkmf.rb:571:intry_compile' from extconf.rb:138:in nokogiri_try_compile' from extconf.rb:162:inblock in add_cflags' from /usr/lib/ruby/2.3.0/mkmf.rb:629:in with_cflags' from extconf.rb:161:inadd_cflags' from extconf.rb:410:in `

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

/var/lib/gems/2.3.0/extensions/x86_64-linux/2.3.0/nokogiri-1.8.2/mkmf.log

extconf failed, exit code 1

Gem files will remain installed in /var/lib/gems/2.3.0/gems/nokogiri-1.8.2 for inspection. Results logged to /var/lib/gems/2.3.0/extensions/x86_64-linux/2.3.0/nokogiri-1.8.2/gem_make.out`

[cbliard]

Hi @yael-lorenzo-olx

Installing gems with the ruby packaged in the distribution can be problematic as it configures the gem installation directory to /var/lib/gems and a normal user does not have write permission to this directory. Please read Debian Position on RubyGems about this (Ubuntu mimics Debian on this point).

To be able to install gems as a user, we recommend using a tool like rbenv or rvm. rvm is simpler to install. It allows installing ruby and gems in user directory, where you have write permissions.

Can you try installing rvm, and then try installing hiptest-publisher again?

[yael-lorenzo]

It was not a permission issue. I have used sudo.

This made the trick.

apt install build-essential

At the end Linux is getting like Microsoft, getting "essential" things to work.

Thanks Christophe.

[cbliard]

You are right, I overlooked the installation log. Glad you figured it out.