Mac OSX

Rails
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I havew installed Ruby and gems on Mac OSX but when i try ti install
Rails i get messages
Local gem file not found: rails*.gem
Attempting remote installation of ‘rails’
Updating Gem source index for: http://gems.rubyforge.org
ERROR: While executing gem … (ArgumentError)
syntax error on line 23, col 0: `

’

Can anyone advise as to reason ? I an using OS 10.4

Roger

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I havew installed Ruby and gems on Mac OSX but when i try ti install Rails i
get messages
Local gem file not found: rails*.gem
Attempting remote installation of ‘rails’
Updating Gem source index for: http://gems.rubyforge.org
ERROR: While executing gem … (ArgumentError)
syntax error on line 23, col 0: `

’

Can anyone advise as to reason ? I an using OS 10.4

Probably due to your PATH. I’ve written my own howto at
http://cguttesen.blogspot.com/2006/03/installing-rails-and-friends-on-os-x.html

hth
Claus

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On Jun 6, 2006, at 4:59 AM, Roger Knott wrote:

I havew installed Ruby and gems on Mac OSX but when i try ti
install Rails i get messages
Local gem file not found: rails*.gem
Attempting remote installation of ‘rails’
Updating Gem source index for: http://gems.rubyforge.org
ERROR: While executing gem … (ArgumentError)
syntax error on line 23, col 0: `

’

Can anyone advise as to reason ? I an using OS 10.4

Its pretty screwy on Mac OS X 10.4, so I chose to use Locomotive:

http://locomotive.raaum.org/

4

Is everyone really having troube with this???

Install Xcode Developer Tools 2.2

Install darwin ports from
http://darwinports.org/downloads/DarwinPorts-1.2.1-10.4.dmg.

Then type in the commands

sudo port selfupdate
sudo port install ruby
sudo port install rb-rubygems
sudo port install rb-rake
sudo gem install rails

Then I just have to create the file /Users/jgb/.profile and add the
line:
export PATH=/opt/local/bin:$PATH

Set this up on 3 macs with the latest OS X without a problem.

On 6/7/06, Bryan L. [email protected] wrote:

ERROR: While executing gem … (ArgumentError)
http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails

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5

Hey Roger, I was able to install the ruby and rails with success using
the
following:

Peace,

-Conrad

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On 6/7/06, Jon Gretar B. [email protected] wrote:

sudo port selfupdate
sudo port install ruby
sudo port install rb-rubygems
sudo port install rb-rake
sudo gem install rails

Then I just have to create the file /Users/jgb/.profile and add the line:
export PATH=/opt/local/bin:$PATH

Set this up on 3 macs with the latest OS X without a problem.

you might want to install rake via gem rather than darwinports which is
still serving up version 0.4.15 - looks like a few things were fixed
since
then =)
http://rake.rubyforge.org/files/CHANGES.html

james duncan davidson’s article has some interesting
commentary/recommendations on which items to install via darwinports and
which via gem:
http://duncandavidson.com/essay/2006/04/portsandbox