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I've referred to the following solution on stackoverflow, yet I'm still experiencing the same issue:

(Error installing mysql2: Failed to build gem native extension),

The below command referenced in the link above did not remediate the issue:

brew install mysql

Evidently, the issue persists, returning the following output:

Gem::Installer::ExtensionBuildError: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

    /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/usr/bin/ruby extconf.rb
checking for sqlite3.h... yes
checking for sqlite3_libversion_number() in -lsqlite3... no
sqlite3 is missing. Try 'port install sqlite3 +universal',
'yum install sqlite-devel' or 'apt-get install libsqlite3-dev'
and check your shared library search path (the
location where your sqlite3 shared library is located).
*** 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/2.0/usr/bin/ruby
    --with-sqlite3-dir
    --without-sqlite3-dir
    --with-sqlite3-include
    --without-sqlite3-include=${sqlite3-dir}/include
    --with-sqlite3-lib
    --without-sqlite3-lib=${sqlite3-dir}/
    --with-sqlite3lib
    --without-sqlite3lib


Gem files will remain installed in /var/folders/fb/tvgwnxc10lq6kd5xxwcg_0nw0000gn/T/bundler20150210-28601-nw7oyi/sqlite3-1.3.10/gems/sqlite3-1.3.10 for inspection.
Results logged to /var/folders/fb/tvgwnxc10lq6kd5xxwcg_0nw0000gn/T/bundler20150210-28601-nw7oyi/sqlite3-1.3.10/gems/sqlite3-1.3.10/ext/sqlite3/gem_make.out
An error occurred while installing sqlite3 (1.3.10), and Bundler cannot
continue.
Make sure that `gem install sqlite3 -v '1.3.10'` succeeds before bundling.
➜  code

I would sincerely appreciate assistance. Thank you!

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The following commands remediated my issue:

  1. brew unlink sqlite
  2. brew install sqlite3 --universal
  3. sudo gem install sqlite3 -- --with-sqlite3-dir=/usr/local/Cellar/sqlite/3.8.8.1

My long-time friend working in InfoSec assisted me. According to him, my SQLite3 updates were directing to the wrong bin. I hope this helps anyone experiencing the same frustrating issue. Thank you!

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    This worked great for me. I did `sudo gem install sqlite3 -- --with-sqlite3-dir=/usr/local/Cellar/sqlite/3.8.10.2`. I'm on Yosemite. – Max Jul 20 '15 at 08:12
  • You always have to check, what version you have installed with `ls -l /usr/local/Cellar/sqlite/` and use the latest version folder. – sja Jun 28 '17 at 08:48