# Setting up Ruby + RubyOnRails on the new intel mac (any feed **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [February 9, 2006, 1:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setting-up-ruby-rubyonrails-on-the-new-intel-mac-any-feed/53554 "2006-02-09T13:00:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Thibaut\_BarrSSSSre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/6de8d8/32.png) [@Thibaut\_BarrSSSSre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Thibaut_BarrSSSSre)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 1:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setting-up-ruby-rubyonrails-on-the-new-intel-mac-any-feed/53554/1 "2006-02-09T13:00:21Z")
Hi I’m about to attempt to setup RoR on an iMac powered by an Intel core duo. Before I start, is there anyone who would have some feedback about a similar setup (and likely, the caveats hidden down there) ? thanks! Thibaut ---
**Author:** ![Thibaut\_BarrSSSSre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/6de8d8/32.png) [@Thibaut\_BarrSSSSre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Thibaut_BarrSSSSre)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 1:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setting-up-ruby-rubyonrails-on-the-new-intel-mac-any-feed/53554/2 "2006-02-09T13:03:27Z")
I bet it will build just fine…build from source and you should be good to go. ---
**Author:** ![Thibaut\_BarrSSSSre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/6de8d8/32.png) [@Thibaut\_BarrSSSSre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Thibaut_BarrSSSSre)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 2:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setting-up-ruby-rubyonrails-on-the-new-intel-mac-any-feed/53554/3 "2006-02-09T14:46:25Z")
I built from source… Indeed it built fine… However… I had some trouble getting RMagick to work. So eventualy I gave up and tried my luck with Locomotive (which is still PPC). This actualy works! And because it is not a big app like Photoshop or anything, it runs smoothly and very responsive under Rosetta. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Thibaut\_BarrSSSSre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/6de8d8/32.png) [@Thibaut\_BarrSSSSre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Thibaut_BarrSSSSre)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 8:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setting-up-ruby-rubyonrails-on-the-new-intel-mac-any-feed/53554/4 "2006-02-09T20:23:16Z")
Yes, as Pat says, Locomotive works just fine on the new Intel iMac despite being a PPC program running under Rosetta. As far as I can tell, there are no differences between Locomotive on ppc and on intel. In fact, it works so well that I’m not making a Universal Binary of the current version, but forging ahead with new features for Locomotive 2.0 (which will be a Universal Binary). Cheers! -r On Thursday, February 09, 2006, at 2:46 PM, Harm de Laat wrote: > On 2/9/06, Pat M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) > > * * * > > Rails mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) – Ryan R. [http://www.rockefeller.edu](http://www.rockefeller.edu) – Bacterial Pathogenesis and Immunology [http://www.worldmartial.com](http://www.worldmartial.com) – Black Belt Instructor [http://locomotive.raaum.org](http://locomotive.raaum.org) – Self contained one-click Rails for Mac OS X ---
**Author:** ![Thibaut\_BarrSSSSre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/6de8d8/32.png) [@Thibaut\_BarrSSSSre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Thibaut_BarrSSSSre)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setting-up-ruby-rubyonrails-on-the-new-intel-mac-any-feed/53554/5 "2006-02-09T20:46:55Z")
Braggards, all of you. 🙂 I want one!