# MacOS X Tiger Rails Install problem **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [January 3, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/macos-x-tiger-rails-install-problem/89016 "2006-01-03T20:11:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![douha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@douha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/douha)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/macos-x-tiger-rails-install-problem/89016/1 "2006-01-03T20:11:59Z")
According to the Hivelogic instructions \<[http://hivelogic.com/](http://hivelogic.com/) articles/2005/12/01/ruby\_rails\_lighttpd\_mysql\_tiger\> to correctly installing RoR on Tiger: > In this case, a possible fix might be to try running the following > command, and answering yes when prompted to install each dependency: > > sudo gem install rails Well, I tried installing Rails both with the --include-dependencies option and without, and still got the “No such file to load” error. One thing that I did differently was to install Ruby 1.8.4 instead of 1.8.2 - in hopes the problems with 1.8.3 had been resolved. Was this where I went wrong? Anyone know the fix for this? Thanks, Doug ---
**Author:** ![douha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@douha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/douha)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 8:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/macos-x-tiger-rails-install-problem/89016/2 "2006-01-03T20:28:10Z")
Doug, If you are trying to create a development environment, I’d suggest using Locomotive. It is a Mac OS X app that provides a complete set of packages for doing RoR dev. It has everything you need including lighttpd. It’s not a solution if you need edge Rails, but for gem Rails it rocks. [http://locomotive.sourceforge.net/](http://locomotive.sourceforge.net/) ---
**Author:** ![douha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@douha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/douha)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 8:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/macos-x-tiger-rails-install-problem/89016/3 "2006-01-03T20:33:32Z")
Hi Doug, I’m not exactly sure why you’re getting that error, but I recently installed Rails, lighttpd, and MySQL on a fresh Tiger install using Geoffrey Grosenbach’s instructions here \< [http://nubyonrails.com/articles/2005/12/29/an-even-better-way-to-build-ruby-rails-lighttpd-and-mysql-on-tiger](http://nubyonrails.com/articles/2005/12/29/an-even-better-way-to-build-ruby-rails-lighttpd-and-mysql-on-tiger) > (based on Dan Benjamin’s), and he’s upgraded the script to work with > ruby 1.8.4. It worked great, but you might need to fix curl if it > won’t stop downloading (see my comment at the bottom of the linked > page). Best, Jacob - Jacob P. Trisignia > **[Trisignia - Web development and design agency](https://trisignia.com/)** > > Trisignia - Web development and design agency ---
**Author:** ![douha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@douha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/douha)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2006, 9:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/macos-x-tiger-rails-install-problem/89016/4 "2006-01-03T21:06:29Z")
I appreciate that advice. And I’ve tried Locomotive - and like it very much. The thing is, it solves some problems, but leaves me guessing on others. Every tutorial and every book I’ve gotten my hands on so far are written from the perspective of NOT having Locomotive. So, when I run into a problem, I don’t know whether it’s because of my Locomotive setup, or what. Maybe I’m wrong, but I’m betting that if I have a conventional setup, I’ll learn the solutions to problems that can only be learned the hard way. (Just like this one.) Kinda like how Java programmers swear that you should start with a text editor and then (maybe) eventually move to an IDE. My $0.02 ---
**Author:** ![douha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@douha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/douha)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 3:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/macos-x-tiger-rails-install-problem/89016/5 "2006-01-04T03:19:06Z")
I’m going through some Tiger issues now… and using Locomotive to avoid them 😉 One tip, if you need a terminal window, use the one you get from Locomotive’s “Rails \> Open Terminal” menu item. It will change the path to point to Locomotive’s own instance of ruby, not the default /usr/bin/ruby. My $0.02, dean On 1/3/06, Doug H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > My $0.02 > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) – Dean W. [http://www.aspectprogramming.com](http://www.aspectprogramming.com) [http://www.newaspects.com](http://www.newaspects.com) [http://www.contract4j.org](http://www.contract4j.org) ---
**Author:** ![douha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@douha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/douha)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 9:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/macos-x-tiger-rails-install-problem/89016/6 "2006-01-06T21:28:03Z")
try using locomotive instead. google rails ruby locomotive. Much easier, cleaner, simpler. I was having install troubles myself which is how I came upon locomotive. Highly recommended. 5 /5 bruce ---
**Author:** ![douha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@douha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/douha)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 7:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/macos-x-tiger-rails-install-problem/89016/7 "2006-01-06T19:30:40Z")
On Jan 3, 2006, at 1:10 PM, Doug H. wrote: > Well, I tried installing Rails both with the --include-dependencies > option and without, and still got the “No such file to load” error. > One thing that I did differently was to install Ruby 1.8.4 instead > of 1.8.2 - in hopes the problems with 1.8.3 had been resolved. Was > this where I went wrong? Anyone know the fix for this? That error means that whichever “ruby” command is first in your path can’t find the rubygems library. If you installed your ruby in /usr/ local, make sure that /usr/local/bin comes before /usr/bin in your path. Otherwise you’ll end up running Tiger’s ruby. I’m not sure what the --include-dependencies switch would have to do with finding the rubygems library, though. -dudley ---
**Author:** ![douha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@douha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/douha)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2006, 2:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/macos-x-tiger-rails-install-problem/89016/8 "2006-01-07T02:07:48Z")
On Jan 3, 2006, at 2:03 PM, Doug H. wrote: > an IDE. > Exactly right. 95% of everything I’ve learned has been incidental > knowledge gained on the road to solving some other problem. -dudley ---
**Author:** ![douha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@douha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/douha)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/macos-x-tiger-rails-install-problem/89016/9 "2006-01-10T02:59:57Z")
On 1/6/06, Dudley F. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > “No such file to load” error. > > That error means that whichever “ruby” command is first in your path > can’t find the rubygems library. If you installed your ruby in /usr/ > local, make sure that /usr/local/bin comes before /usr/bin in your > path. Otherwise you’ll end up running Tiger’s ruby. I’m not sure what > the --include-dependencies switch would have to do with finding the > rubygems library, though. Yep that was it. I put my install location first in my PATH, and all was well. I had already discovered this before reading your message, but thanks just the same. Maybe someone else will read this and benefit from it. I made the mistake of having Darwin Ports and Fink and Apple’s pre-installed software, and… well my PATH was just too long and complicated. As a rule of thumb, always put Apple’s paths LAST in the path, because anything you intentionally install, you probably want to run instead. (Common sense, I know, but it took me a while to recognize that rule of thumb.) Doug