gem install pg fails on OSX 10.9

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when running bundle install (or gem install pg) i get the following error i have already tried fixing the xcode command line tools

/Users/josh/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p353/bin/ruby extconf.rb
checking for pg_config... no
No pg_config... trying anyway. If building fails, please try again with
 --with-pg-config=/path/to/pg_config
checking for libpq-fe.h... no
Can't find the 'libpq-fe.h header
*** 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.

Ruby 2.0.0
Rails 4.0.2
OSX 10.9.1

A comprehensive answer is provided on https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19262312/installing-pg-gem-on-os-x-failure-to-build-native-extension/60039365#60039365. — Esmaeil MIRZAEE, Feb 03 '20 at 12:37

score 12 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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I just had this same problem today and this answer solved it for me.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/19620569/91970

Hope that helps.

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brew update

brew install postgresql

bundle install

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Dec 20 '13 at 07:43

marcamillion

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thanks alot mate, worked a treat :) – Dec 20 '13 at 07:58

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 01 '14 at 00:27

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For reference, the code @marcamillion is linking to:

brew update
brew install postgresql

bundle install

answered Oct 01 '14 at 00:27

Fellow Stranger

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Fantastic! This did the trick for me on a fresh install of OS X 10.10.5 – Muhammad Abdul-Rahim Oct 01 '15 at 20:34

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 21 '15 at 09:07

I had the same problem .. I've modified Gemfile.lock and replaced pg (0.17.1) with pg(0.18.1) only.

Download PostgreSQL 9.4 and installed in system

use following command to install pg now

gem install pg -- --with-pg-config=/Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/Versions/9.4/bin/pg_config

gem install pg fails on OSX 10.9

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