How to fix 'readline.bundle image not found' problem?

readline_bundle_image_not_found.md

If you get error like this:

Running via Spring preloader in process 7662
/Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:274:in `require': dlopen(/Users/zulh/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.3.1/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86_64-darwin15/readline.bundle, 9): Library not loaded: /usr/local/opt/readline/lib/libreadline.6.dylib (LoadError)
  Referenced from: /Users/zulh/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.3.1/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86_64-darwin15/readline.bundle
  Reason: image not found - /Users/zulh/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.3.1/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86_64-darwin15/readline.bundle
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:274:in `block in require'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:240:in `load_dependency'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:274:in `require'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.3.1/lib/ruby/2.3.0/irb/completion.rb:10:in `<top (required)>'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:274:in `require'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:274:in `block in require'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:240:in `load_dependency'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:274:in `require'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/railties-4.2.6/lib/rails/commands/console.rb:3:in `<top (required)>'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:274:in `require'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:274:in `block in require'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:240:in `load_dependency'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:274:in `require'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/railties-4.2.6/lib/rails/commands/commands_tasks.rb:123:in `require_command!'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/railties-4.2.6/lib/rails/commands/commands_tasks.rb:58:in `console'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/railties-4.2.6/lib/rails/commands/commands_tasks.rb:39:in `run_command!'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/railties-4.2.6/lib/rails/commands.rb:17:in `<top (required)>'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:274:in `require'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:274:in `block in require'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:240:in `load_dependency'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:274:in `require'
	from /Users/zulh/hg/cws/bin/rails:9:in `<top (required)>'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:268:in `load'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:268:in `block in load'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:240:in `load_dependency'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.1@useradmin/gems/activesupport-4.2.6/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:268:in `load'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.3.1/lib/ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in `require'
	from /Users/zulh/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.3.1/lib/ruby/2.3.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in `require'
	from -e:1:in `<main>'

Run this in your Terminal:

ln -s /usr/local/opt/readline/lib/libreadline.7.0.dylib /usr/local/opt/readline/lib/libreadline.6.dylib

And then run you rails c again. It should work.

Update on 28 May 2019

If above doesn't work, try this:

ln -s /usr/local/opt/readline/lib/libreadline.8.0.dylib /usr/local/opt/readline/lib/libreadline.7.dylib

Credit to @dirkdk for sharing his solution.

Thanks a lot, saved me a lot of time

Thanks man!

T H A N K Y O U

Works like charm. Thank you

This works,
ln -s /usr/local/opt/readline/lib/libreadline.8.0.dylib /usr/local/opt/readline/lib/libreadline.7.dylib

thanks

Thank you!

Thx. Saved me a lot of time.

Thanks!

The proposed solution is still working. Thank you!

thanks 1M times :)

perfect!

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Thanks :)

Thanks

Thank you

Thank you!

Thanks. For me on macOS Catalina 10.15.5 (19F101) this did the trick:

ln -s /usr/local/opt/readline/lib/libreadline.8.0.dylib /usr/local/opt/readline/lib/libreadline.7.dylib

Thanks! It works also on macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G65) to run the Ruby On Jets console

In Catalina 10.15.7 (19H15) with libreadline.8.1
I need to use
ln -s /usr/local/opt/readline/lib/libreadline.8.1.dylib /usr/local/opt/readline/lib/libreadline.7.dylib

Thanks for trick! :)

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