OpenSSL error installing ruby 2.0.0-p195 on Mac with rbenv

Question

I\'m trying to install Ruby 2.0.0-p195 using rbenv on a Mac (Mountain Lion) and got this error.

BUILD FAILED

Inspect or clean up the working tree at /var/folde         


        

Answer 1

Upgrading to the latest version of ruby-build fixed the problem for me:

Like the OP, I got

BUILD FAILED

Inspect or clean up the working tree at /Users/me/.rbenv/sources/2.0.0-p247
Results logged to /var/folders/3x/y_8y8vr53ws_kxj97km79q5h0000gn/T/ruby-build.20130704172404.3106.log

Last 10 log lines:
installing default gems:      /Users/me/.rbenv/versions/2.0.0-p247/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0 (build_info, cache, doc, gems, specifications)
                              bigdecimal 1.2.0
                              io-console 0.4.2
                              json 1.7.7
                              minitest 4.3.2
                              psych 2.0.0
                              rake 0.9.6
                              rdoc 4.0.0
                              test-unit 2.0.0.0
The Ruby openssl extension was not compiled. Missing the OpenSSL lib?

but installing the latest version of ruby-build, via

# Don't forget brew doctor and brew update if required
brew upgrade ruby-build

fixed it.

Ruby-build had some changes between when the OP asked and now, which would explain why it worked for me, but not for the OP using the latest stable version of ruby-build.