Issues with installing ruby 3.4.1

[CodePrometheus]

I have issues with building ruby 3.4.1 on my mac.

==> Installing ruby-3.4.1...
ruby-build: using libyaml from homebrew
ruby-build: using gmp from homebrew
-> ./configure "--prefix=$HOME/.rbenv/versions/3.4.1" --with-openssl-dir=/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@3 --enable-shared --with-libyaml-dir=/opt/homebrew/opt/libyaml --with-gmp-dir=/opt/homebrew/opt/gmp --with-ext=openssl,psych,+
-> make -j 11

BUILD FAILED (macOS 15.3 on arm64 using ruby-build 20241225.2)

Clang info

$ clang -v 
Apple clang version 16.0.0 (clang-1600.0.26.6)
Target: arm64-apple-darwin24.3.0
Thread model: posix
InstalledDir: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin

The full error log

generating makefiles ext/configure-ext.mk
building spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/array_spec.bundle
building spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/basic_object_spec.bundle
building spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/bignum_spec.bundle
building spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/boolean_spec.bundle
building spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/binding_spec.bundle
building spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/class_id_under_autoload_spec.bundle
building spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/class_under_autoload_spec.bundle
building spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/class_spec.bundle
building spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/constants_spec.bundle
building spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/complex_spec.bundle
ext/configure-ext.mk updated
building spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/data_spec.bundle
ld: load command #12 string extends beyond end of load command in '/private/var/folders/r3/b89l_g7n3xbb512cdsb_3bkr0000gn/T/ruby-build.20250110150521.48801.J8000f/ruby-3.4.1/libruby.3.4.dylib'
ld: load command #12 string extends beyond end of load command in '/private/var/folders/r3/b89l_g7n3xbb512cdsb_3bkr0000gn/T/ruby-build.20250110150521.48801.J8000f/ruby-3.4.1/libruby.3.4.dylib'
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
ld: load command #12 string extends beyond end of load command in '/private/var/folders/r3/b89l_g7n3xbb512cdsb_3bkr0000gn/T/ruby-build.20250110150521.48801.J8000f/ruby-3.4.1/libruby.3.4.dylib'
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make: *** [defs/gmake.mk:511: spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/complex_spec.bundle] Error 1
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
ld: load command #12 string extends beyond end of load command in '/private/var/folders/r3/b89l_g7n3xbb512cdsb_3bkr0000gn/T/ruby-build.20250110150521.48801.J8000f/ruby-3.4.1/libruby.3.4.dylib'
make: *** [defs/gmake.mk:511: spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/boolean_spec.bundle] Error 1
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make: *** [defs/gmake.mk:511: spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/binding_spec.bundle] Error 1
make: *** [defs/gmake.mk:511: spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/class_id_under_autoload_spec.bundle] Error 1
ld: load command #12 string extends beyond end of load command in '/private/var/folders/r3/b89l_g7n3xbb512cdsb_3bkr0000gn/T/ruby-build.20250110150521.48801.J8000f/ruby-3.4.1/libruby.3.4.dylib'
ld: load command #12 string extends beyond end of load command in '/private/var/folders/r3/b89l_g7n3xbb512cdsb_3bkr0000gn/T/ruby-build.20250110150521.48801.J8000f/ruby-3.4.1/libruby.3.4.dylib'
clang: error: clanglinker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation):
error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
ld: load command #12 string extends beyond end of load command in '/private/var/folders/r3/b89l_g7n3xbb512cdsb_3bkr0000gn/T/ruby-build.20250110150521.48801.J8000f/ruby-3.4.1/libruby.3.4.dylib'
make: *** [defs/gmake.mk:511: spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/basic_object_spec.bundle] Error 1
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make: *** [defs/gmake.mk:511: spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/class_under_autoload_spec.bundle] Error 1
make: *** [defs/gmake.mk:511: spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/bignum_spec.bundle] Error 1
ld: load command #12 string extends beyond end of load command in '/private/var/folders/r3/b89l_g7n3xbb512cdsb_3bkr0000gn/T/ruby-build.20250110150521.48801.J8000f/ruby-3.4.1/libruby.3.4.dylib'
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make: *** [defs/gmake.mk:511: spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/constants_spec.bundle] Error 1
ld: load command #12 string extends beyond end of load command in '/private/var/folders/r3/b89l_g7n3xbb512cdsb_3bkr0000gn/T/ruby-build.20250110150521.48801.J8000f/ruby-3.4.1/libruby.3.4.dylib'
ld: load command #12 string extends beyond end of load command in '/private/var/folders/r3/b89l_g7n3xbb512cdsb_3bkr0000gn/T/ruby-build.20250110150521.48801.J8000f/ruby-3.4.1/libruby.3.4.dylib'
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make: *** [defs/gmake.mk:511: spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/class_spec.bundle] Error 1
make: *** [defs/gmake.mk:511: spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/array_spec.bundle] Error 1
ld: load command #12 string extends beyond end of load command in '/private/var/folders/r3/b89l_g7n3xbb512cdsb_3bkr0000gn/T/ruby-build.20250110150521.48801.J8000f/ruby-3.4.1/libruby.3.4.dylib'
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make: *** [defs/gmake.mk:511: spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/data_spec.bundle] Error 1
external command failed with status 2

I tried uninstalling conda, but it didn't solve the problem, and similar problems occurred on other versions, is there any other way to check, thanks.

[mislav]

Hi, looks like some issue with the build toolchain on your machine. The output of clang looks alright, except that mine (M1 MacBook Pro) shows a different InstalledDir:

$ clang -v
Apple clang version 16.0.0 (clang-1600.0.26.6)
Target: arm64-apple-darwin24.1.0
Thread model: posix
InstalledDir: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin

You can try sudo xcode-select --reset to reset the location of the build toolchain used.

Do you have binutils installed from Homebrew and linked into PATH by any chance? Check with brew info binutils. Those are known to sabotage Ruby installs and should never be linked (fix with brew unlink binutils). Apart from that, I would check if you have any other build-related utilities in PATH or some unusual build configuration in your environment variables (check with env).

[Adenhall]

Thanks! This was exactly the problem and solution for me. The installation worked perfectly by unlinking binutils and removing the related export PATH in my bash profile 👌