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Thank You for your time Stu.  I am using rvm instead of ports.  rvm 
seems to be a bit more flexible...

I wound up using the following command to install ruby with iconv:

rvm install --trace 1.9.2 -C --with-iconv-dir=/usr/local/rvm/usr

Thank you again for your assistance.

glenn



On 4/2/2011 11:38 PM, Stu wrote:
> use rvm over ports for something like this. works well in jails in
> freebsd as well.
>
> On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 2:26 PM, Glenn<hgic@geekazoid.com>  wrote:
>> Good Day!  I am attempting to install Jobsworth on FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE
>> (amd64).  It requires Ruby 1.9.x.
>>
>> I attempted to install Ruby and applicable gems via the FreeBSD ports
>> collection.  Suffice to say that this procedure did not work.  :-)  My next
>> step was RTFM...
>>
>> In following the instructions at https://github.com/ari/jobsworth#readme
>> <http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=https://github.com/ari/jobsworth%23readme>
>> , I was able to get much further in the installation process!
>>
>> I was able to get to Step 5 (Ruby gems).  The only way I could get Step 5
>> (Ruby gems) to complete was to run the command as root although the
>> instructions wanted the commands run as my Apache user.
>>
>> When I run Step 6 (Setup configuration and database) and initialize the
>> database schema, I get:
>> Initialize database schema [n]: y
>> Initializing database schema
>> (in /usr/local/www/jobsworth)
>> rake aborted!
>> no such file to load -- iconv
>> /usr/local/www/jobsworth/Rakefile:4:in `<top (required)>'
>> (See full trace by running task with --trace)
>> (in /usr/local/www/jobsworth)
>> rake aborted!
>> no such file to load -- iconv
>> /usr/local/www/jobsworth/Rakefile:4:in `<top (required)>'
>> (See full trace by running task with --trace)
>>
>> Loading Rails to create account...
>> /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/json-1.4.6/lib/json/common.rb: 2:in
>> `require': no such file to load -- iconv (LoadError)
>>         from
>> /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/json-1.4.6/lib/json/common.rb:2:in
>> `<top (required)>'
>>         from
>> /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/json-1.4.6/lib/json.rb:1:in
>> `require'
>>         from
>> /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/json-1.4.6/lib/json.rb:1:in `<top
>> (required)>'
>>         from
>> /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/bundler-1.0.10/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:68:in
>> `require'
>>         from
>> /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/bundler-1.0.10/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:68:in
>> `block (2 levels) in require'
>>         from
>> /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/bundler-1.0.10/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:66:in
>> `each'
>>         from
>> /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/bundler-1.0.10/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:66:in
>> `block in require'
>>         from
>> /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/bundler-1.0.10/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:55:in
>> `each'
>>         from
>> /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/bundler-1.0.10/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:55:in
>> `require'
>>         from
>> /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180/gems/bundler-1.0.10/lib/bundler.rb:120:in
>> `require'
>>         from /usr/local/www/jobsworth/config/application.rb:7:in `<top
>> (required)>'
>>         from<internal:lib/rubygems/custom_require>:29:in `require'
>>         from<internal:lib/rubygems/custom_require>:29:in `require'
>>         from /usr/local/www/jobsworth/config/environment.rb:2:in `<top
>> (required)>'
>>         from<internal:lib/rubygems/custom_require>:29:in `require'
>>         from<internal:lib/rubygems/custom_require>:29:in `require'
>>         from setup.rb:181:in `<main>'
>>
>> I have attempted:
>>
>> http://exceptionz.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/how-to-fix-the-iconv-require-error-in-ruby-1-9/
>>
>> http://www.v25media.com/blog/read/forcing_ruby_1_9_2_via_rvm_to_use_iconv
>>
>> http://blog.dev001.net/post/2436585997/installing-iconv-using-bundler-on-freebsd
>>
>> Each of these refer to installing ruby using the --with-iconv-dir option.  I
>> have tried the following commands after 'rvm package install iconv':
>>
>> rvm install --trace 1.9.2 -C
>> --with-iconv-dir=/usr/local/rvm/src/libiconv-1.13.1
>>
>> rvm install --trace 1.9.2 -C --with-iconv-dir=$HOME/.rvm/usr
>>
>> rvm install --trace 1.9.2 --C --with-iconv-dir=/usr/local/lib
>>
>> None have worked.  I fear I am missing something simple.  Alas, I have zero
>> Ruby experience prior to this project.  Any assistance would be greatly
>> appreciated!!!  :-)
>>
>> Thank You In Advance!
>>
>> glenn
>>
>>