# Installing from Git with current Rails version **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [November 28, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-from-git-with-current-rails-version/154377 "2008-11-28T13:38:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vahagn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/cc9497/32.png) [@vahagn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vahagn)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-from-git-with-current-rails-version/154377/1 "2008-11-28T13:38:07Z")
Hi,- I’m trying without success to install a plugin from Git using the command: $ script/plugin install [GitHub - pyrat/wee\_lightbox: A wee rails plugin for integrating classic lightboxes into your rails app.](http://github.com/pyrat/wee_lightbox.git) What I get is: removing: /Users/vahagn/myapp/vendor/plugins/wee\_lightbox/.git sh: git: command not found Then I checked this page: > **[Git Support for Rails Plugins - The GitHub Blog](https://github.blog/2008-03-17-git-support-for-rails-plugins/)** > > Installing a Rails plugin from GitHub is now as simple as: ./script/plugin install git://github.com/pjhyett/auto\_migrations.git Sweet! Thanks to all involved for making it happen, the changeset is here. Now, to figure out gem support… And it says this is only possible using Edge Rails. Does anyone know if this still holds true, or maybe my mistake lies elsewhere? Rails version: 2.1.1 Thanks! / Vahagn ---
**Author:** ![vahagn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/cc9497/32.png) [@vahagn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vahagn)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-from-git-with-current-rails-version/154377/2 "2008-11-28T14:03:08Z")
On 28 Nov 2008, at 13:38, Vahagn H. wrote: > removing: /Users/vahagn/myapp/vendor/plugins/wee\_lightbox/.git > sh: git: command not found > > Then I checked this page: > [Git Support for Rails Plugins | The GitHub Blog](http://github.com/blog/25-git-support-for-rails-plugins) > > And it says this is only possible using Edge Rails. Does anyone know > if > this still holds true, or maybe my mistake lies elsewhere? It’s just telling you that you don’t have git installed. Install git from [http://git.or.cz/](http://git.or.cz/) and all should be well. Best regards Peter De Berdt ---
**Author:** ![vahagn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/cc9497/32.png) [@vahagn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vahagn)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 2:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-from-git-with-current-rails-version/154377/3 "2008-11-28T14:07:25Z")
Hi Peter,- I had actually installed Git using this package: [http://code.google.com/p/git-osx-installer/](http://code.google.com/p/git-osx-installer/) but maybe it is not the newest version? Best regards, Vahagn Peter De Berdt wrote: > On 28 Nov 2008, at 13:38, Vahagn H. wrote: > > > removing: /Users/vahagn/myapp/vendor/plugins/wee\_lightbox/.git > > sh: git: command not found > > > > Then I checked this page: > > [Git Support for Rails Plugins | The GitHub Blog](http://github.com/blog/25-git-support-for-rails-plugins) > > > > And it says this is only possible using Edge Rails. Does anyone know > > if > > this still holds true, or maybe my mistake lies elsewhere? > > It’s just telling you that you don’t have git installed. Install git > from [http://git.or.cz/](http://git.or.cz/) and all should be well. > > Best regards > > Peter De Berdt ---
**Author:** ![vahagn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/cc9497/32.png) [@vahagn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vahagn)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-from-git-with-current-rails-version/154377/4 "2008-11-28T14:20:44Z")
On 28 Nov 2008, at 14:07, Vahagn H. wrote: > I had actually installed Git using this package: > [Google Code Archive - Long-term storage for Google Code Project Hosting.](http://code.google.com/p/git-osx-installer/) > > but maybe it is not the newest version? Then it might just be that /usr/local/git is not in your path. In the terminal, do: which git If git can be found, it will say something like: /usr/local/git/bin/git If nothing is returned, it doesn’t find the git application. If so, add this to your ~/.bash\_login file (if it doesn’t exist, create it): PATH=“/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/local/git:${PATH}” export PATH Then close the terminal session and start a new one. Best regards Peter De Berdt ---
**Author:** ![vahagn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/cc9497/32.png) [@vahagn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vahagn)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 2:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-from-git-with-current-rails-version/154377/5 "2008-11-28T14:21:57Z")
Thanks a lot! Will give it a try. All the best, Vahagn Peter De Berdt wrote: > On 28 Nov 2008, at 14:07, Vahagn H. wrote: > > > I had actually installed Git using this package: > > [Google Code Archive - Long-term storage for Google Code Project Hosting.](http://code.google.com/p/git-osx-installer/) > > > > but maybe it is not the newest version? > > Then it might just be that /usr/local/git is not in your path. > > In the terminal, do: > which git > > If git can be found, it will say something like: /usr/local/git/bin/git > If nothing is returned, it doesn’t find the git application. If so, > add this to your ~/.bash\_login file (if it doesn’t exist, create it): > > PATH=“/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/local/git:${PATH}” > export PATH > > Then close the terminal session and start a new one. > > Best regards > > Peter De Berdt ---
**Author:** ![vahagn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/cc9497/32.png) [@vahagn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vahagn)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-from-git-with-current-rails-version/154377/6 "2008-11-28T16:41:51Z")
Issue resolved! One must configure Git BEFORE sudo make install: [http://www.freshblurbs.com/installing-git-os-x-3-minutes](http://www.freshblurbs.com/installing-git-os-x-3-minutes) / Vahagn ---
**Author:** ![vahagn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/cc9497/32.png) [@vahagn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vahagn)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 4:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-from-git-with-current-rails-version/154377/7 "2008-11-28T16:42:12Z")
On 28 Nov 2008, at 13:52, Vahagn H. wrote: > Sorry, but something seems to be wrong here. I’ve added the path, so > now > I have: > > $ cat .bash\_login > PATH="/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/local/git:${PATH}" > export PATH What does echo $PATH output? Personally I can never remember the difference between .bash\_login, .bash\_profile, .bash\_rc etc… In 10.5 at least there is another mechanism: if you create a file in /etc/paths.d containing the path you want then that will be added to the search list. Fred ---
**Author:** ![vahagn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/cc9497/32.png) [@vahagn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vahagn)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-from-git-with-current-rails-version/154377/8 "2008-11-28T14:52:50Z")
Sorry, but something seems to be wrong here. I’ve added the path, so now I have: $ cat .bash\_login PATH=“/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/local/git:${PATH}” export PATH Also git is there: $ ls /usr/local/git/bin/ git git-shell gitk git-cvsserver git-upload-archive git-receive-pack git-upload-pack But $ which git just gives a blank new line! I’ve tried restarting the Mac, but nothing. Really mystified here, any help help appreciated! / Vahagn Vahagn H. wrote: > Thanks a lot! Will give it a try. > > All the best, Vahagn > > Peter De Berdt wrote: > > > On 28 Nov 2008, at 14:07, Vahagn H. wrote: > > > > > I had actually installed Git using this package: > > > [Google Code Archive - Long-term storage for Google Code Project Hosting.](http://code.google.com/p/git-osx-installer/) > > > > > > but maybe it is not the newest version? > > > > Then it might just be that /usr/local/git is not in your path. > > > > In the terminal, do: > > which git > > > > If git can be found, it will say something like: /usr/local/git/bin/git > > If nothing is returned, it doesn’t find the git application. If so, > > add this to your ~/.bash\_login file (if it doesn’t exist, create it): > > > > PATH=“/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/local/git:${PATH}” > > export PATH > > > > Then close the terminal session and start a new one. > > > > Best regards > > > > Peter De Berdt ---
**Author:** ![vahagn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/cc9497/32.png) [@vahagn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vahagn)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 4:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-from-git-with-current-rails-version/154377/9 "2008-11-28T16:52:30Z")
Hi Fred, seems like our comments have crossed each other. Still in the high name of knowledge sharing here’s the answer: $ echo $PATH /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11/bin:/opt/local/bin $ which git /usr/local/bin/git Thanks for the tip with /etc/paths.d. I was initially also taken aback by the ~/.bash\_login file, because on my machine there’s a file at root level named #.bash\_profile# . When I cat this file, nothing comes out of it. Yet when I open it in a text program the contents are the same as in the (hidden!) ~/.bash\_login file! What most strange is when I do a ls -a BOTH these files are displayed: #.bash\_login# . … .CFUserTextEncoding .DS\_Store .Trash .Xauthority .Xcode .bash\_history .bash\_login .bash\_profile .csh\_history . . . etc Must be Leopard’s way of telling you that this file is important somehow. Strange, as it looks like information duplication. / Vahagn Frederick C. wrote: > On 28 Nov 2008, at 13:52, Vahagn H. wrote: > > > Sorry, but something seems to be wrong here. I’ve added the path, so > > now > > I have: > > > > $ cat .bash\_login > > PATH="/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/local/git:${PATH}" > > export PATH > > What does echo $PATH > output? > Personally I can never remember the difference > between .bash\_login, .bash\_profile, .bash\_rc etc… > In 10.5 at least there is another mechanism: > if you create a file in /etc/paths.d containing the path you want then > that will be added to the search list. > > Fred