Rails and OS X: How to install rmagick?

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I am already completely desperate - I spent whole day with trying to install rmagick gem to Mac OS X Lion, but literally it's a tragedy. I saw many similar threads on Google, but nothing has helped me.

I tried completely uninstall imagemagick via brew and install it again (this is working well) and then to install the rmagick, but every time when I try to install this gem, I receive this error:

Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
ERROR:  Error installing rmagick:
    ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

        /Users/adam/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p327/bin/ruby extconf.rb
checking for Ruby version >= 1.8.5... yes
extconf.rb:128: Use RbConfig instead of obsolete and deprecated Config.
checking for clang... yes
checking for Magick-config... yes
checking for ImageMagick version >= 6.4.9... yes
checking for HDRI disabled version of ImageMagick... yes
checking for stdint.h... yes
checking for sys/types.h... yes
checking for wand/MagickWand.h... yes
checking for InitializeMagick() in -lMagickCore... no
checking for InitializeMagick() in -lMagick... no
checking for InitializeMagick() in -lMagick++... no
Can't install RMagick 2.13.1. Can't find the ImageMagick library or one of the dependent libraries. Check the mkmf.log file for more detailed information.

*** extconf.rb failed ***
Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of
necessary libraries and/or headers.  Check the mkmf.log file for more
details.  You may need configuration options.

Provided configuration options:
    --with-opt-dir
    --with-opt-include
    --without-opt-include=${opt-dir}/include
    --with-opt-lib
    --without-opt-lib=${opt-dir}/lib
    --with-make-prog
    --without-make-prog
    --srcdir=.
    --curdir
    --ruby=/Users/adam/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p327/bin/ruby
    --with-MagickCorelib
    --without-MagickCorelib
    --with-Magicklib
    --without-Magicklib
    --with-Magick++lib
    --without-Magick++lib


Gem files will remain installed in /Users/adam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p327/gems/rmagick-2.13.1 for inspection.
Results logged to /Users/adam/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p327/gems/rmagick-2.13.1/ext/RMagick/gem_make.out

Doesn't matter if I will install the gem through Gemfile or through Terminal, in both cases I get the same error output.

This is the version of imagemagick: imagemagick-6.8.0-10.

Could you give me please some tips or advance, where could be the issue? Thank you so much!

To be honest, I don't know where to find this file (I've tried to search it through spootlight, but I've got lot of results). — user984621, Dec 20 '12 at 00:59
try this http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9050419/cant-install-rmagick-2-13-1-cant-find-magickwand-h/30859701#30859701 — johndpope, Jun 16 '15 at 05:56

taiansu · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-20T16:21:08.027

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rmagick has a problem working with imagemagick (>= 6.8.0-10) from homebrew.

You can either

update rmagick gem by

    bundle update rmagick

or manually symbol link some dylib to make it work:

    $ cd "`Magick-config --prefix`lib"
    $ ln -s libMagick++-Q16.7.dylib   libMagick++.dylib
    $ ln -s libMagickCore-Q16.7.dylib libMagickCore.dylib
    $ ln -s libMagickWand-Q16.7.dylib libMagickWand.dylib

After that gem install rmagick should work.

Check the discussion about this in homebrew/issues/16625

Update: Thanks @faraz for the nice one-liner command:

cd "`Magick-config --prefix`/lib"; ln -s libMagick++-Q8.7.dylib libMagick++.dylib; ln -s libMagickCore-Q8.7.dylib libMagickCore.dylib; ln -s libMagickWand-Q8.7.dylib libMagickWand.dylib

edited Aug 20 '13 at 16:21

answered Dec 20 '12 at 07:36

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This is the correct answer for installing ImageMagick 6.8.10 using Homebrew and for installing RMagick 2.13.1. My environment uses RVM with Ruby 1.9.3-p327. Citation: https://coderwall.com/p/wnomjg – scarver2 Jan 14 '13 at 21:40
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For 8-bit quantum depth: `cd "\`Magick-conifig --prefix\`/lib"; ln -s libMagick++-Q8.7.dylib libMagick++.dylib; ln -s libMagickCore-Q8.7.dylib libMagickCore.dylib; ln -s libMagickWand-Q8.7.dylib libMagickWand.dylib` – fny Jan 21 '13 at 04:14
What @Sooie said. Updating `Gemfile.lock` helps with that. – maksimov Mar 20 '13 at 15:47
Correct answer here, though I had trouble because my imagemagick installation was not in /usr/local but in /users/... folder. Thanks anyway! – Francisco Quintero Apr 12 '13 at 17:30
I just want to say, that for me too, the folder is different. For me, the cd command is: cd /Users/jackquack/.homebrew/Cellar – hrdwdmrbl Apr 22 '13 at 17:04
bundle update rmagick worked for me, rmagick is now at 2.13.2. I'm using ruby 1.9.3-p448 – Sævar Aug 20 '13 at 09:40
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None of this did help me on Mac OS Mavericks. What did was a reinstall of the new XCode command line tools: `xcode-select --install` – Hendrik Söbbing Oct 31 '13 at 10:11
Same as quantumpotato, I used only the first part (Update...) Not using homebrew, just normal install and cactuslab.com mac installer – CodeWalrus Jun 10 '14 at 09:29
Using 2.13.2 on Ubuntu 16.04 also fixed it for me. – Waseem Sep 07 '16 at 17:10

score 40 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 07 '17 at 08:42

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Mac OSX Sierra & Rails 5

brew unlink imagemagick
brew install imagemagick@6
brew link imagemagick@6 --force

answered Sep 07 '17 at 08:42

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most elegant solution – Alex Freshmann Oct 12 '17 at 12:32
Can we make this the solution? 2012 is like a solution from the stoneedge – Jeremy Jan 08 '19 at 09:03

score 18 · Answer 3 · edited Feb 19 '14 at 21:10

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I had the same problem.

If you check the mkmf.log, you'll see the following error message:

ld: library not found for -lgomp
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
checked program was:
/* begin */
1: #include "ruby.h"
2: 
3: int main() {return 0;}
/* end */\

Here is how I solved it:

Uninstall current version of ImageMagick:

brew uninstall imagemagick
Reinstall imagemagick without openmp support (this is the library responsible for lgomp):

brew install imagemagick --disable-openmp
Install rmagick:

gem install rmagick

Thats it!

edited Feb 19 '14 at 21:10

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answered Apr 22 '13 at 13:19

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For OSX 10.9 Mavericks, following the steps in this answer, and then follow this http://stackoverflow.com/a/17285359/914986, then running `gem install rmagick` will work. – Hengjie Aug 02 '13 at 03:12
Worked for me on OSX Lion. – Andy Copley Aug 28 '13 at 08:58

score 8 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 01 '14 at 02:18

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If you are using homebrew you just need to set the PKG_CONFIG_PATH

brew install imagemagick
PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/Cellar/imagemagick//6.8.9-1/lib/pkgconfig/ gem install rmagick

answered Jul 01 '14 at 02:18

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This seems to be a nice neat solution... Although strange since the actual `PKG_CONFIG_PATH` doesn't exist on my system – Jonathan Crooke Jan 16 '15 at 14:35

score 6 · Answer 5 · answered May 23 '20 at 13:24

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This worked for me in Catalina:

brew uninstall imagemagick
brew install imagemagick@6
export PATH="/usr/local/opt/imagemagick@6/bin:$PATH"
brew link --force imagemagick@6
brew install pkg-config
gem install rmagick

answered May 23 '20 at 13:24

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score 5 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 11 '13 at 17:00

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Try installing version 6.7.7-6 of imagemagick since version 6.8.x breaks the rmagick gem.

cd /usr/local
git checkout 7d951fb /usr/local/Library/Formula/imagemagick.rb
brew install imagemagick

answered Nov 11 '13 at 17:00

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Works for me on OS X Mavericks – Erez Rabih Sep 07 '14 at 12:15

Quv · Answer 7 · 2017-01-17T07:04:21.593

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As of 2017, all solutions suggested above not seem to work anymore, since ever Homebrew switched to ImageMagick 7.0.

Some workarounds provided here. https://github.com/rmagick/rmagick/issues/256

I just downgraded to ImageMagick 6.9.7-3 and gem install rmagick worked fine.

edited Jan 17 '17 at 07:04

answered Jan 14 '17 at 14:11

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Automatico · Answer 8 · 2015-05-21T23:00:58.620

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I am using this one-liner when I have issues with installing rmagick, which happens every time...

sudo C_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/local/Cellar/imagemagick/6.8.7-7/include/ImageMagick-6/ PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/Cellar/imagemagick/6.8.7-7/lib/pkgconfig/ gem install rmagick

Make sure the version of imagemagick is correct, and you should be good to go. If you don't have imagemagick installed, do a brew install imagemagick.

Had to post this because I keep having issues installing this gem, and every time I forget how to do it.

edited May 21 '15 at 23:00

answered Apr 04 '14 at 14:30

Automatico

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It's 2018 and I was able to install the gem using the following procedure, I had to adjust the path to most recent versions and worked like a charm. – Danilo Cabello Nov 06 '18 at 19:07

score 1 · Answer 9 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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After you installed imagemagick, can you try

> gem pristine rmagick

Got it from this thread. Rails Rmagick gem. Hope it helps.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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answered Dec 20 '12 at 01:30

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When I try to run this command, I'll get: `ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::Exception) Failed to find gems ["rmagick"] >= 0` – user984621 Dec 20 '12 at 01:30

score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Jan 31 '13 at 19:12

Alternatively you can drop back to an older version of ImageMagick. This thread has instructions on how to do it:

Now, to try and actually be useful I recommend you extract one of the older bottles into your Cellar and then do brew link imagemagick if you uninstalled the old version.

They are available here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/machomebrew/files/Bottles/imagemagick-6.7.7-6.snowleopard.bottle.3.tar.gz/download http://sourceforge.net/projects/machomebrew/files/Bottles/imagemagick-6.7.7-6.lion.bottle.3.tar.gz/download http://sourceforge.net/projects/machomebrew/files/Bottles/imagemagick-6.7.7-6.mountainlion.bottle.3.tar.gz/download

score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Oct 25 '19 at 08:12

This is the fix for High Sierra, Mojave and Catalina,

brew uninstall imagemagick
brew install imagemagick@6export PATH="/usr/local/opt/imagemagick@6/bin:$PATH"
brew link --force imagemagick@6
gem install rmagick

Source: https://blog.francium.tech/installing-rmagick-on-osx-high-sierra-7ea71f57390d

Rails and OS X: How to install rmagick?

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I had the same problem.

Here is how I solved it:

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