[libxml-devel] xml/libxml won't load in OS X 10.5.2 Leopard

[Stephen Bannasch]

At 7:30 AM -0400 3/26/08, Trans wrote:
>Just released 0.5.4 that should fix this problem.
>
>>  On my system the gem is located here:
>>
>>   /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/libxml-ruby-0.5.3
>>
>>  The location of extconf.rb is here:
>>
>>   ./ext/libxml/extconf.rb
>>
> >  Executing that file produces this error:
>>
>>  $ ruby ext/libxml/extconf.rb
>>  checking for socket() in -lsocket... *** ext/libxml/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.
>
>Does the mkmf.log provide any clues?

Couldn't find one anywhere in:

  /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/libxml-ruby-0.5.3

Version 0.5.4 installed and is working -- thanks!