[LRUG] Setting up Ruby + Gems + Rails on OS X

[James Adam]

I've set up my new laptop using Homebrew and RVM exclusively, and am  
pretty happy with the results. I even knocked up a script that will  
switch passenger versions according to the current ruby implementation.

The only snag I hit was an issue with Snow Leopard and ruby 1.8.6 gems  
that have compiled extensions; see my recent delicious links for more  
about that, along with the solution.

I had RVM running well on my old machine, which used macports for  
everything else, although I couldn't get rubinius or macruby working  
on it.

What I really like about RVM is that it lowers the barrier for trying  
1.9 and rubinius. I can't believe* we had a Manor talk last year about  
1.9 and yet it's still not really been adopted. I am hoping to start  
using 1.9 for all of my own projects and deployments, but RVM means I  
can still develop against client stacks without worrying too much.

- James

* I do understand why.

--
* J *
   ~

On 9 Dec 2009, at 10:34, Anthony Green <Anthony.Green at bbc.co.uk> wrote:

>
> I spent a good hour of yesterday evening debugging a gems problem on a
> colleagues laptop.
>
> It made me wonder whether there's a general consensus amongst  
> LRUGers on
> what's the best way to manage Ruby + Gems + Rails on OS X ?
>
> For myself I've 'fallen back' to using MacPorts, since it seems to
> accommodate a growth in need (counchDB etc) quite well.
>
>
> Thoughts ?
>
>
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