How to install libuuid on Mac OS X?

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I'm trying to compile gearman-0.28 on Mac, but encountered the following error:

configure: error: Unable to find libuuid

I don't know how to install libuuid on Mac, my Mac is 10.7.2 version. Any one can help me? Thanks in advance.

I got my Gearman - admittedly an earlier version - sorted on 10.6.8 using macports. Would that be any good? — halfer, Mar 27 '12 at 12:02
`port info gearmand` gives `gearmand @0.14, Revision 2 (sysutils, net, devel)`. I'm no macports expert however, so I don't know if it could be bumped up by my loading something newer. — halfer, Mar 28 '12 at 08:59

score 16 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 05 '14 at 13:12

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With Homebrew:

brew install ossp-uuid

answered Jul 05 '14 at 13:12

Alexander Gladysh

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ossp-uuid is not libuuid – blkpingu Jan 14 '21 at 19:59

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 04 '20 at 10:21

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For those who are trying to install the uuid extension from PECL, the ossp-uuid and the util-linux's uuid package shipped with Mac OSX will not work as they are out dated. You will need an updated version of uuid from util-linux. It is available on Homebrew.

brew install util-linux

But util-linux is a keg-only package and will not be symlinked to /usr/local. Hence you will have to specify the following path when prompted for uuid installation directory

/usr/local/opt/util-linux

For unattended installations, you can use

printf "/usr/local/opt/util-linux" | pecl install uuid

answered Apr 04 '20 at 10:21

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You saved my day. Thanks! – Jie Zhang Apr 23 '20 at 22:52
"Hence you will have to specify the following path when prompted for uuid installation directory" - how? – blkpingu Jan 13 '21 at 16:18
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@blkpingu You will get a prompt asking for your uuid installation directory, You can just copy paste the path `/usr/local/opt/util-linux` and press enter. – Joyce Babu Jan 14 '21 at 14:51

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 27 '12 at 18:28

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Install mac port like

sudo port install ossp-uuid

$configure --with-lib

edited Sep 27 '12 at 18:28

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answered Aug 23 '12 at 04:28

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 11 '18 at 17:26

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As time goes by, it seems worthwhile to mention that libuuid has become part of macOS in the meantime.

answered Feb 11 '18 at 17:26

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 13 '21 at 18:31

If you want an up to date alternative to the brew or mac ports solutions, the following from here works great. You can also add the code to your .zshrc or .bash_profile

$ alias uuid="python -c 'import sys,uuid; sys.stdout.write(uuid.uuid4().hex)' | pbcopy && pbpaste && echo"

$ uuid
34469137412242129cd908e384717794

How to install libuuid on Mac OS X?

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