Library not loaded: /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/libssl.1.0.0.dylib (LoadError)

Question

i was previously trying to make a new rails backend for an app. when i tried to cd into the app, terminal stated: rvm install "ruby-2.6.5"

when i tried to install that, i got an error:

Error running '__rvm_make -j8',

so, i am trying to switch to another app that was previously working that has rails as the backend.

i have two ruby versions installed: 2.3.7 and 2.6.1 - 2.6.1 is the current version.

i'm trying to run the rails server, and when i do - the following error in the terminal is what i get:

    57: from bin/rails:3:in `<main>'
    56: from bin/rails:3:in `load'
    55: from /Users/yoyotoo/Desktop/flatiron/pets/pets_backend/bin/spring:15:in `<top (required)>'
    54: from /Users/yoyotoo/Desktop/flatiron/pets/pets_backend/bin/spring:15:in `require'
    53: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/spring-2.1.0/lib/spring/binstub.rb:11:in `<top (required)>'
    52: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/spring-2.1.0/lib/spring/binstub.rb:11:in `load'
    51: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/spring-2.1.0/bin/spring:49:in `<top (required)>'
    50: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/spring-2.1.0/lib/spring/client.rb:30:in `run'
    49: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/spring-2.1.0/lib/spring/client/command.rb:7:in `call'
    48: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/spring-2.1.0/lib/spring/client/rails.rb:28:in `call'
    47: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/spring-2.1.0/lib/spring/client/rails.rb:28:in `load'
    46: from /Users/yoyotoo/Desktop/flatiron/pets/pets_backend/bin/rails:9:in `<top (required)>'
    45: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/activesupport-6.0.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:325:in `require'
    44: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/activesupport-6.0.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:291:in `load_dependency'
    43: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/activesupport-6.0.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:325:in `block in require'
    42: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bootsnap-1.4.5/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:30:in `require'
    41: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bootsnap-1.4.5/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:21:in `require_with_bootsnap_lfi'
    40: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bootsnap-1.4.5/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/loaded_features_index.rb:92:in `register'
    39: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bootsnap-1.4.5/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:22:in `block in require_with_bootsnap_lfi'
    38: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bootsnap-1.4.5/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:22:in `require'
    37: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/railties-6.0.0/lib/rails/commands.rb:18:in `<main>'
    36: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/railties-6.0.0/lib/rails/command.rb:46:in `invoke'
    35: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/railties-6.0.0/lib/rails/command/base.rb:65:in `perform'
    34: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/thor-0.20.3/lib/thor.rb:387:in `dispatch'
    33: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/thor-0.20.3/lib/thor/invocation.rb:126:in `invoke_command'
    32: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/thor-0.20.3/lib/thor/command.rb:27:in `run'
    31: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/railties-6.0.0/lib/rails/commands/server/server_command.rb:138:in `perform'
    30: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/railties-6.0.0/lib/rails/commands/server/server_command.rb:138:in `tap'
    29: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/railties-6.0.0/lib/rails/commands/server/server_command.rb:141:in `block in perform'
    28: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/activesupport-6.0.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:325:in `require'
    27: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/activesupport-6.0.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:291:in `load_dependency'
    26: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/activesupport-6.0.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:325:in `block in require'
    25: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bootsnap-1.4.5/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:30:in `require'
    24: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bootsnap-1.4.5/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:21:in `require_with_bootsnap_lfi'
    23: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bootsnap-1.4.5/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/loaded_features_index.rb:92:in `register'
    22: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bootsnap-1.4.5/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:22:in `block in require_with_bootsnap_lfi'
    21: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bootsnap-1.4.5/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:22:in `require'
    20: from /Users/yoyotoo/Desktop/flatiron/pets/pets_backend/config/application.rb:7:in `<main>'
    19: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bundler-2.0.2/lib/bundler.rb:114:in `require'
    18: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bundler-2.0.2/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:65:in `require'
    17: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bundler-2.0.2/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:65:in `each'
    16: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bundler-2.0.2/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:76:in `block in require'
    15: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bundler-2.0.2/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:76:in `each'
    14: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bundler-2.0.2/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:81:in `block (2 levels) in require'
    13: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bootsnap-1.4.5/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:30:in `require'
    12: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bootsnap-1.4.5/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:21:in `require_with_bootsnap_lfi'
    11: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bootsnap-1.4.5/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/loaded_features_index.rb:92:in `register'
    10: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bootsnap-1.4.5/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:22:in `block in require_with_bootsnap_lfi'
     9: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bootsnap-1.4.5/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:22:in `require'
     8: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/pg-1.1.4/lib/pg.rb:4:in `<main>'
     7: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/activesupport-6.0.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:325:in `require'
     6: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/activesupport-6.0.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:291:in `load_dependency'
     5: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/activesupport-6.0.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:325:in `block in require'
     4: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bootsnap-1.4.5/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:30:in `require'
     3: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bootsnap-1.4.5/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:21:in `require_with_bootsnap_lfi'
     2: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bootsnap-1.4.5/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/loaded_features_index.rb:92:in `register'
     1: from /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bootsnap-1.4.5/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:22:in `block in require_with_bootsnap_lfi'
/Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/bootsnap-1.4.5/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:22:in `require': dlopen(/Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/pg-1.1.4/lib/pg_ext.bundle, 9): Library not loaded: /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/libssl.1.0.0.dylib (LoadError)
  Referenced from: /usr/local/opt/postgresql/lib/libpq.5.dylib
  Reason: image not found - /Users/yoyotoo/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.6.1/gems/pg-1.1.4/lib/pg_ext.bundle```

please help! thanks!

Answer 1

In case someone else runs into this error like I just did, here's what worked for me:

ln -s /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/libssl.dylib /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/libssl.1.0.0.dylib
ln -s /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/libcrypto.1.1.dylib /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/libcrypto.1.0.0.dylib

After that everything ran fine. I'm guessing the library is referencing some old dylib file and is OK with the newer one installed on your system.