I keep getting an error message when i try an install rails. I am using
xp.These are the steps i took.
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Download the One-click ruby installer from rubyforge
http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=167 (warning this is a big file!).
The one I used was ruby186-25.exe but there may be a later version
available. To be able to run the whole environment from a USB stick I’d
really recommend you have about 500MB free (maybe it’s time to buy a new
stick?) -
Double-click on the installer, after clicking next a few times, a
screen like the one shown below is displayed (pic of installation
screen)
3.Ensure you install on your USB stick, not the C drive (check the drive
letter, as shown. Mine is J:, yours may vary)
i used C drive, was told to do it on usb to because was doing it on
network.
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Once Ruby is installed, open a cmd prompt (enter cmd into the ‘run’
box from the start menu) change to your ruby directory (e.g. j:\ruby )
and enter the follow command: -
gem install rails -y
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You may need to add the ruby directory to your system path, the
setenv.bat file discussed in class will do this – the command is: -
set path=%PATH%;j:\ruby\bin;
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Remember to change the drive letter (j: in the example above) to
match the letter assigned to your USB stick. This will probably be
different for each system – it’s a windows foible – what a wonderful
system
(maybe you should try Linux? – ok Rant over.) This is why we
suggested in the lecture that you put the command above in its own file,
which we called setenv.bat, so that it’s easy to change -
The gem command should install rails, see below for a database
I got stuck on step 5 and i also used ruby186-27_rc2.exe
"error: http://gems.rubyforge.org/ does not appear to be a repository
error: could not find gem rails locally or in a repository"
Can anyone help please!