can not install ruby-1.8.7-p249 on rvm

Question

$ rvm install ruby-1.8.7-p249
Installing Ruby from source to: /home/sayuj/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.8.7-p249, this may take a while depending on your cpu(s)...

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Answer 1

Looks like the problem is:

ossl_pkcs7.c:573:1: error: unknown type name ‘STACK’ 

My guess is its a dependancy issue.

Look at the output of:

rvm notes

And ensure you have followed all the steps for Ubuntu.

One obvious thing is that Ubuntu 11.10 is only just out - might be worth searching/posting on the Ubuntu forums to see if anyone there has had any issues with it and rvm.