Running Ruby Programs - ish-app/ish GitHub Wiki
Run apk add ruby ruby-dev build-base ruby-json
. These packages are all necessary. If you're interested:
ruby
is Rubyruby-dev
is for Ruby headers that are required to build native extensionsbuild-base
is also required to build native extensionsruby-json
is required to enable any gems that require JSON to work
Test to make sure Ruby is installed by typing ruby -v
, you should see something along the lines of
ruby 2.5.7p206 (2019-10-1 revision 67816) [i586-linux-musl]
Congrats! You should now be able to install most Ruby gems. Edit below if there's errors.
FAQ
Can I install RVM?
Unfortunately, it doesn't look possible to install RVM at this time. I will update this if I find a way.
Ruby Related Errors
Gems won't install due to "Can't find ruby headers in [path]"
Solution: Make sure you installed ruby-dev
from before. Remember, both ruby
and ruby-dev
are required.
Gems won't install due to "Can't find lsc++" etc
Solution: Make sure you installed build-base
from before. This is required for native extensions to be built.
Gems won't run due to "ruby `require': cannot load such file -- json (LoadError)"
Solution: Alpine packages JSON separately. Make sure you install ruby-json
Gems that won't install
- None known