# Problem install 1.6.8/1.8 on OS X 10.2 - success

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**Created:** [27 June 2003 19:14 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/problem-install-1-6-8-1-8-on-os-x-10-2-success/6597 "2003-06-27T19:14:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gary\_Palmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Gary\_Palmer](https://rubytalk.org/u/Gary_Palmer)\
**Post date:** [27 June 2003 19:14 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/problem-install-1-6-8-1-8-on-os-x-10-2-success/6597/1 "2003-06-27T19:14:40Z")

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I now have 1.6.7 reinstalled on 10.2.6 and I also have 1.8 installed. I  
believe the problem originated in the way in installed 10.2.6. I thought  
that installing the main package would do everything. It was only after I  
installed the items in the packages folder and xfree86 from sourceforge  
that I was able to install ruby. I'm not sure just which was the critical  
element. Perhaps it was SDK.pkg. The 1.6.7 is installed under fink's  
system. The 1.8 was a simple ./configure, make, make install. I did have to  
use ranlib, but otherwise it went very smoothly. The whole saga can be  
viewed on the Apple OS X discussion page under "failure to install software  
in 10.2.6".

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;cc:  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;bcc:  
Mark Wilson \<[mwilson13@cox.net](mailto:mwilson13@cox.net)\>

06/25/2003 06:56 PM AST  
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The BSDSDK package is in the December 2002 Dev Tools. It is in the  
Packages folder. If installing the Developer package doesn't also  
install BSDSDK, you can just go in the Packages folder and install it  
directly.

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> To: Gary.Palmer \<[gary.palmer@ccmail.nevada.edu](mailto:gary.palmer@ccmail.nevada.edu)\>  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject: Re: problem install 1.6.8/1.8 on OS X 10.2