How to install colorls inside WSL?

[mrjayviper]

setup:

1. Ubuntu (app is displayed as Ubuntu (not Ubuntu 18.04 or Ubuntu 16.04. just Ubuntu)) inside Windows AppStore
2. tried with "ruby" and "ruby-full" apt packages
3. tried with and without "-- --use-system-libraries"

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This is error I'm getting. Any ideas on how to fix? Thanks

➜ sudo gem install colorls -- --use-system-libraries Building native extensions with: '--use-system-libraries' This could take a while... ERROR: Error installing colorls: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

current directory: /var/lib/gems/2.5.0/gems/clocale-0.0.4/ext/clocale

/usr/bin/ruby2.5 -r ./siteconf20190817-3753-17c9swx.rb extconf.rb --use-system-libraries checking for locale.h... *** 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 --without-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=/usr/bin/$(RUBY_BASE_NAME)2.5 /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:456:in try_do': The compiler failed to generate an executable file. (RuntimeError) You have to install development tools first. from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:590:in try_cpp' from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:1097:in block in have_header' from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:947:in block in checking_for' from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:350:in block (2 levels) in postpone' from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:320:in open' from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:350:in block in postpone' from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:320:in open' from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:346:in postpone' from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:946:in checking_for' from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:1096:in have_header' from extconf.rb:9:in

'

To see why this extension failed to compile, please check the mkmf.log which can be found here:

/var/lib/gems/2.5.0/extensions/x86_64-linux/2.5.0/clocale-0.0.4/mkmf.log

extconf failed, exit code 1

Gem files will remain installed in /var/lib/gems/2.5.0/gems/clocale-0.0.4 for inspection. Results logged to /var/lib/gems/2.5.0/extensions/x86_64-linux/2.5.0/clocale-0.0.4/gem_make.out

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[avdv]

You have to install a C compiler and make, and the ruby dev package.

On August 17, 2019 2:00:03 PM GMT+02:00, mrjayviper [email protected] wrote:

setup:>

1. Ubuntu (app is displayed as Ubuntu (not Ubuntu 18.04 or Ubuntu 16.04. just Ubuntu)) inside Windows AppStore>
2. tried with "ruby" and "ruby-full" apt packages>
3. tried with and without "-- --use-system-libraries"> -----------------> This is error I'm getting. Any ideas on how to fix? Thanks>

➜ sudo gem install colorls -- --use-system-libraries> Building native extensions with: '--use-system-libraries'> This could take a while...> ERROR: Error installing colorls:> ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.>

current directory: /var/lib/gems/2.5.0/gems/clocale-0.0.4/ext/clocale> /usr/bin/ruby2.5 -r ./siteconf20190817-3753-17c9swx.rb extconf.rb --use-system-libraries> checking for locale.h... *** 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> --without-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=/usr/bin/$(RUBY_BASE_NAME)2.5> /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:456:in try_do': The compiler failed to generate an executable file. (RuntimeError)> You have to install development tools first.> from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:590:in try_cpp'> from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:1097:in block in have_header'> from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:947:in block in checking_for'> from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:350:in block (2 levels) in postpone'> from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:320:in open'> from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:350:in block in postpone'> from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:320:in open'> from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:346:in postpone'> from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:946:in checking_for'> from /usr/lib/ruby/2.5.0/mkmf.rb:1096:in have_header'> from extconf.rb:9:in

'>

To see why this extension failed to compile, please check the mkmf.log which can be found here:>

/var/lib/gems/2.5.0/extensions/x86_64-linux/2.5.0/clocale-0.0.4/mkmf.log>

extconf failed, exit code 1>

Gem files will remain installed in /var/lib/gems/2.5.0/gems/clocale-0.0.4 for inspection.> Results logged to /var/lib/gems/2.5.0/extensions/x86_64-linux/2.5.0/clocale-0.0.4/gem_make.out>

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[BryanOnwas]

For WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) you need install build-essential package: $ sudo apt install build-essential

[altimmons]

Having this error. Before finding this I have tried all of the above. GCC installed. Ruby2.5-dev installed, essentials alreaddy newest version.

[altimmons]

Ok - doing the 3 things above and using the command provided by OP

sudo gem install colorls -- --use-system-libraries

As I mentioned, I had the others already, so for me -- --use-sys... worked for me. Obviously not the solution to the original guy though.

Im using Ubuntu inside WSL 2.0

[BryanOnwas]

Hmm...I don't use WSL 2.0 (just WSL 1), but try the following commands (yes...in that order) and see if that helps. I always use these commands at fresh WSL installs to install colorls on WSL:

$ sudo apt install ruby ruby-dev ruby-colorize
$ sudo apt install build-essential
$ sudo apt install libncurses5-dev
$ sudo gem install colorls

Hopefully, this works on your case. Good luck ^-^

[altimmons]

Well like I said below, it works fine with the —site-packages command or whatever (I’m on my phone). I was stating my platform just as a reference to the OP e g wsl Ubuntu works.

I’ve messed with this environment a lot so I can’t rule out other changes that are also dependencies. But it works as expected.

It would be nice to have this as a compiled binary available via apt.

On Dec 18, 2020, at 4:40 PM, SeikyouP [email protected] wrote:

 Hmm...I don't use WSL 2.0 (just WSL 1), but try the following commands (yes...in that order) and see if that helps. I always use these commands at fresh WSL installs to install colorls on WSL:

$ sudo apt install ruby ruby-dev ruby-colorize $ sudo apt install build-essential $ sudo apt install libncurses5-dev $ sudo gem install colorls Hopefully, this works on your case. Good luck ^-^

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