*** extconf.rb failed *** Could not create Makefile due to some reason

[Arkadiusz Zdanowski]

Running Ubuntu 16.04 

I am unable to install nokogiri.

Help please!

Installing nokogiri 1.6.8 with native extensions

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

    current directory: /home/arqpc/Desktop/Apki Rails/NaGitHubie/rspec-getting-started/.bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/nokogiri-1.6.8/ext/nokogiri

/home/arqpc/.rbenv/versions/2.3.1/bin/ruby -r ./siteconf20160831-21188-1ovnr6y.rb extconf.rb

Using pkg-config version 1.1.7

checking if the C compiler accepts ... yes

Building nokogiri using packaged libraries.

Using mini_portile version 2.1.0

checking for gzdopen() in -lz... yes

checking for iconv... yes

************************************************************************

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Building Nokogiri with a packaged version of libxml2-2.9.4.

Team Nokogiri will keep on doing their best to provide security

updates in a timely manner, but if this is a concern for you and want

to use the system library instead; abort this installation process and

reinstall nokogiri as follows:

    gem install nokogiri -- --use-system-libraries

        [--with-xml2-config=/path/to/xml2-config]

        [--with-xslt-config=/path/to/xslt-config]

If you are using Bundler, tell it to use the option:

    bundle config build.nokogiri --use-system-libraries

    bundle install

Note, however, that nokogiri is not fully compatible with arbitrary

versions of libxml2 provided by OS/package vendors.

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Extracting libxml2-2.9.4.tar.gz into tmp/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/ports/libxml2/2.9.4... OK

Running 'configure' for libxml2 2.9.4... OK

Running 'compile' for libxml2 2.9.4... OK

Running 'install' for libxml2 2.9.4... ERROR, review '/home/arqpc/Desktop/Apki Rails/NaGitHubie/rspec-getting-started/.bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/nokogiri-1.6.8/ext/nokogiri/tmp/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/ports/libxml2/2.9.4/install.log' to see what happened. Last lines are:

========================================================================

make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/arqpc/Desktop/Apki Rails/NaGitHubie/rspec-getting-started/.bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/nokogiri-1.6.8/ext/nokogiri/tmp/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/ports/libxml2/2.9.4/libxml2-2.9.4/include'

make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/arqpc/Desktop/Apki Rails/NaGitHubie/rspec-getting-started/.bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/nokogiri-1.6.8/ext/nokogiri/tmp/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/ports/libxml2/2.9.4/libxml2-2.9.4/include'

Making install in .

make[2]: Entering directory '/home/arqpc/Desktop/Apki Rails/NaGitHubie/rspec-getting-started/.bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/nokogiri-1.6.8/ext/nokogiri/tmp/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/ports/libxml2/2.9.4/libxml2-2.9.4'

make[3]: Entering directory '/home/arqpc/Desktop/Apki Rails/NaGitHubie/rspec-getting-started/.bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/nokogiri-1.6.8/ext/nokogiri/tmp/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/ports/libxml2/2.9.4/libxml2-2.9.4'

 /bin/mkdir -p '/home/arqpc/Desktop/Apki Rails/NaGitHubie/rspec-getting-started/.bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/nokogiri-1.6.8/ports/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/libxml2/2.9.4/lib'

 /bin/bash ./libtool   --mode=install /usr/bin/install -c   libxml2.la '/home/arqpc/Desktop/Apki Rails/NaGitHubie/rspec-getting-started/.bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/nokogiri-1.6.8/ports/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/libxml2/2.9.4/lib'

libtool: install: /usr/bin/install -c .libs/libxml2.lai /home/arqpc/Desktop/Apki Rails/NaGitHubie/rspec-getting-started/.bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/nokogiri-1.6.8/ports/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/libxml2/2.9.4/lib/libxml2.la

/usr/bin/install: target 'Rails/NaGitHubie/rspec-getting-started/.bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/nokogiri-1.6.8/ports/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/libxml2/2.9.4/lib/libxml2.la' is not a directory

Makefile:923: recipe for target 'install-libLTLIBRARIES' failed

make[3]: *** [install-libLTLIBRARIES] Error 1

make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/arqpc/Desktop/Apki Rails/NaGitHubie/rspec-getting-started/.bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/nokogiri-1.6.8/ext/nokogiri/tmp/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/ports/libxml2/2.9.4/libxml2-2.9.4'

Makefile:1749: recipe for target 'install-am' failed

make[2]: *** [install-am] Error 2

make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/arqpc/Desktop/Apki Rails/NaGitHubie/rspec-getting-started/.bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/nokogiri-1.6.8/ext/nokogiri/tmp/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/ports/libxml2/2.9.4/libxml2-2.9.4'

Makefile:1440: recipe for target 'install-recursive' failed

make[1]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1

make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/arqpc/Desktop/Apki Rails/NaGitHubie/rspec-getting-started/.bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/nokogiri-1.6.8/ext/nokogiri/tmp/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/ports/libxml2/2.9.4/libxml2-2.9.4'

Makefile:1743: recipe for target 'install' failed

make: *** [install] Error 2

========================================================================

*** 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=/home/arqpc/.rbenv/versions/2.3.1/bin/$(RUBY_BASE_NAME)

--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

/home/arqpc/Desktop/Apki Rails/NaGitHubie/rspec-getting-started/.bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/mini_portile2-2.1.0/lib/mini_portile2/mini_portile.rb:366:in `block in execute': Failed to complete install task (RuntimeError)

from /home/arqpc/Desktop/Apki Rails/NaGitHubie/rspec-getting-started/.bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/mini_portile2-2.1.0/lib/mini_portile2/mini_portile.rb:337:in `chdir'

from /home/arqpc/Desktop/Apki Rails/NaGitHubie/rspec-getting-started/.bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/mini_portile2-2.1.0/lib/mini_portile2/mini_portile.rb:337:in `execute'

from /home/arqpc/Desktop/Apki Rails/NaGitHubie/rspec-getting-started/.bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/mini_portile2-2.1.0/lib/mini_portile2/mini_portile.rb:116:in `install'

from /home/arqpc/Desktop/Apki Rails/NaGitHubie/rspec-getting-started/.bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/mini_portile2-2.1.0/lib/mini_portile2/mini_portile.rb:151:in `cook'

from extconf.rb:364:in `block (2 levels) in process_recipe'

from extconf.rb:257:in `block in chdir_for_build'

from extconf.rb:256:in `chdir'

from extconf.rb:256:in `chdir_for_build'

from extconf.rb:363:in `block in process_recipe'

from extconf.rb:262:in `tap'

from extconf.rb:262:in `process_recipe'

from extconf.rb:555:in `<main>'

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

  /home/arqpc/Desktop/Apki Rails/NaGitHubie/rspec-getting-started/.bundle/ruby/2.3.0/extensions/x86_64-linux/2.3.0-static/nokogiri-1.6.8/mkmf.log

extconf failed, exit code 1

Gem files will remain installed in /home/arqpc/Desktop/Apki Rails/NaGitHubie/rspec-getting-started/.bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/nokogiri-1.6.8 for inspection.

Results logged to /home/arqpc/Desktop/Apki Rails/NaGitHubie/rspec-getting-started/.bundle/ruby/2.3.0/extensions/x86_64-linux/2.3.0-static/nokogiri-1.6.8/gem_make.out

Using rack-test 0.6.3

Using mime-types 3.1

Using binding_of_caller 0.7.2

Using coffee-script 2.4.1

Using uglifier 3.0.2

Using sprockets 3.7.0

Using rspec-core 3.5.2

Using rspec-expectations 3.5.0

Using rspec-mocks 3.5.0

Using turbolinks 5.0.1

Using sdoc 0.4.1

Using activesupport 4.2.6

An error occurred while installing nokogiri (1.6.8), and Bundler cannot

continue.

Make sure that `gem install nokogiri -v '1.6.8'` succeeds before bundling.

[Lars Kanis]

Please use a path without spaces. The libxml2 installation process doesn't work with spaces in the path.