title: Library not loaded: libpq.5.dylib
body: <p>I have app that is running Ruby 1.9.2, Rails 3,  and postgreSQL 8.3. It was originally setup and working with postgreSQL 9.1, but I uninstalled 9.1 and installed and changed to 8.3 insure compatibility on a Heroku shared database setup. It was running ok, but it's not now</p>
  
  <p>Now, when working on this app, when I run a database upgrade I get this error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>dlopen(/Users/michaeljmccoy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290/gems/pg-0.12.2/lib/pg_ext.bundle, 9): Library not loaded: libpq.5.dylib
    Referenced from: /Users/michaeljmccoy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290/gems/pg-0.12.2/lib/pg_ext.bundle
    Reason: no suitable image found.  Did find:
      /usr/lib/libpq.5.dylib: no matching architecture in universal wrapper - /Users/michaeljmccoy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290/gems/pg-0.12.2/lib/pg_ext.bundle
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And when I try to run the server I get this error message:</p>
  
  <pre><code>/Users/michaeljmccoy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290/gems/pg-0.12.2/lib/pg.rb:4:in `require': dlopen(/Users/michaeljmccoy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290/gems/pg-0.12.2/lib/pg_ext.bundle, 9): Library not loaded: libpq.5.dylib (LoadError)
    Referenced from: /Users/michaeljmccoy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290/gems/pg-0.12.2/lib/pg_ext.bundle
    Reason: no suitable image found.  Did find:
      /usr/lib/libpq.5.dylib: no matching architecture in universal wrapper - /Users/michaeljmccoy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290/gems/pg-0.12.2/lib/pg_ext.bundle
      from /Users/michaeljmccoy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290/gems/pg-0.12.2/lib/pg.rb:4:in `&lt;top (required)&gt;'
      from /Users/michaeljmccoy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@global/gems/bundler-1.0.21/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:68:in `require'
      from /Users/michaeljmccoy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@global/gems/bundler-1.0.21/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:68:in `block (2 levels) in require'
      from /Users/michaeljmccoy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@global/gems/bundler-1.0.21/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:66:in `each'
      from /Users/michaeljmccoy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@global/gems/bundler-1.0.21/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:66:in `block in require'
      from /Users/michaeljmccoy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@global/gems/bundler-1.0.21/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:55:in `each'
      from /Users/michaeljmccoy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@global/gems/bundler-1.0.21/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:55:in `require'
      from /Users/michaeljmccoy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290@global/gems/bundler-1.0.21/lib/bundler.rb:122:in `require'
      from /Users/michaeljmccoy/www/mikemccoy/config/application.rb:7:in `&lt;top (required)&gt;'
      from /Users/michaeljmccoy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290/gems/railties-3.2.0.rc2/lib/rails/commands.rb:53:in `require'
      from /Users/michaeljmccoy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290/gems/railties-3.2.0.rc2/lib/rails/commands.rb:53:in `block in &lt;top (required)&gt;'
      from /Users/michaeljmccoy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290/gems/railties-3.2.0.rc2/lib/rails/commands.rb:50:in `tap'
      from /Users/michaeljmccoy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290/gems/railties-3.2.0.rc2/lib/rails/commands.rb:50:in `&lt;top (required)&gt;'
      from script/rails:6:in `require'
      from script/rails:6:in `&lt;main&gt;'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I know they are very similar errors and probably has to do with a missing path. However, when I add the path to my .profile file and restart the terminal window, I get the same errors.</p>