How to fix libv8 error from Gemfile on Mavericks?

Question

When I run bundle install I get

An error occurred while installing libv8 (3.11.8.17), and Bundler cannot continue.
Make sure that `gem install libv8         


        

Answer 1

You can actually install that version on Mavericks:

gem install libv8 -v 3.11.8.17 -- --with-system-v8

I can confirm this works with rbenv and ruby 1.9.3p448

See a similar thread here Installing libv8 gem on OS X 10.9+