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How do I install `libgmp3-dev` on OSX?

I encountered an error when I installed the 1.8.3 version of the json gem:

dyld: lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found: _rb_str_new_static 
  Referenced from: /Users/gnerkus/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.2.3/gems/json-   1.8.3/lib/json/ext/parser.bundle 
  Expected in: flat namespace

It was recommended on the json issue thread that libgmp3-dev be installed.

There are instructions for installing it on Linux but I've been unable to find any instructions for installing it on OSX.

Solution

  • The issue resolved itself after a reboot. There was no need to install libgmp3-dev as this was already installed by xcode.

    I discovered that the issue was not caused by the json module but by rvm when it discovers a ruby binary.