On Ubuntu, there is one libpq-dev ( which you have installed ) and the other is postgresql-server-dev-<version>. I think you need both.
-Ashwin On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 11:11 AM, Saravanan P <saravana...@shriramits.com>wrote: > i already installed postgresql. "postgresql-dev" i think its not a > package, did you mean "libpq-dev". if yes i already installed that too. i > am using ubuntu 12.04. In my error > > checking for pg_config... yes > Using config values from /usr/bin/pg_config > checking for libpq-fe.h... yes > checking for libpq/libpq-fs.h... yes > checking for pg_config_manual.h... yes > checking for PQconnectdb() in -lpq... no > checking for PQconnectdb() in -llibpq... no > checking for PQconnectdb() in -lms/libpq... no > > saying PQconnectdb() in -lpq... no, which mean? > > > On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Christopher R. Maden <cr...@maden.org>wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> On 09/18/2012 01:29 AM, Saravanan P wrote: >> > gem install pg give the following error, please help how can i >> > solve this >> > >> > Building native extensions. This could take a while... ERROR: >> > Error installing pg: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. >> >> The pg gem is only a way to communicate with the Postgres server; make >> sure you have postgresql and postgresql-dev installed on your system >> (with Linux, there should be apt or rpm packages available; not sure >> about Windows). >> >> ~Chris >> - -- >> Chris Maden, text nerd <URL: http://crism.maden.org/ > >> LIVE FREE: vote for Gary Johnson, Libertarian for President. >> <URL: http://garyjohnson2012.com/ > <URL: http://lp.org/ > >> GnuPG fingerprint: DB08 CF6C 2583 7F55 3BE9 A210 4A51 DBAC 5C5C 3D5E >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) >> Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://www.enigmail.net/ >> >> iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJQWAc0AAoJEEpR26xcXD1etjkH/R+M6ywCsMptwDpG2NvQxp0I >> QULmxdflzw0V5/c50trpd+DFo3gkQuKLuMchTZ6akcckp7+IFUy8yd1sPAfheXOF >> UympBgajZMYeqv1EGSJEGq0XKtR9a28s97NxPzxzddbqtoswmxnl9hgLVunuK2il >> 135FUGxxRgRbJhbfmbCYzR+a5r32FxP+lc8fODJCHEWhQhyxlfJryTTHW6YXp88r >> lDWN545LYUMmL/4rupI45vusIxeom70wrMFeXug5qdk1urkL/nxTAR8kG1Zp2+8w >> 4NlrRckzbWutjJNTMK3NuPQTOcWFXeg7jjJUY4CJDtF3zr6NEdBSwvVwqYoCRh0= >> =34RQ >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. >> To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > -- > Regards by > Saravanan.P > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.