# Upgrade RUby on Mac OS X **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [September 18, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upgrade-ruby-on-mac-os-x/69086 "2006-09-18T16:52:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![laurent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/laurent)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upgrade-ruby-on-mac-os-x/69086/1 "2006-09-18T16:52:16Z")
I actually have Ruby vers. 1.8.2 on Mac OS X (Intel based) 10.4.9 I’d like to upgrade the Ruby Stack to be able to install Mongrel, which requires Ruby 1.8.4 (mini.) Has somebody already done this upgrade? Thx Laurent ---
**Author:** ![laurent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/laurent)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 5:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upgrade-ruby-on-mac-os-x/69086/2 "2006-09-18T17:10:19Z")
Yes. But you’d get on much better downloading Fink and package installing everything. Ross On 9/18/06, Laurent [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Laurent > > > – Ross R. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![laurent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/laurent)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 5:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upgrade-ruby-on-mac-os-x/69086/3 "2006-09-18T17:28:20Z")
Laurent wrote: > I actually have Ruby vers. 1.8.2 on Mac OS X (Intel based) 10.4.9 > > I’d like to upgrade the Ruby Stack to be able to install Mongrel, which > requires Ruby 1.8.4 (mini.) > > Has somebody already done this upgrade? > **[Dan Benjamin](https://danbenjamin.com)** > > Dan Benjamin's personal website. HTH Alan ---
**Author:** ![laurent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/laurent)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 5:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upgrade-ruby-on-mac-os-x/69086/4 "2006-09-18T17:22:21Z")
Isn’t fink actually using older version of ruby that the default. I gave up on Fink after a whole years usage. Moved to MacPorts and never looked back. On 9/18/06, Ross R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > I’d like to upgrade the Ruby Stack to be able to install Mongrel, which > > – > Ross R. > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > > > ## – Jon Gretar B. [http://www.jongretar.net/](http://www.jongretar.net/) ---
**Author:** ![laurent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/laurent)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 8:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upgrade-ruby-on-mac-os-x/69086/5 "2006-09-19T08:20:09Z")
If i understand well i should use Fink on my Intel based Mac to upgrade Ruby I’ll try … Thanks Laurent ---
**Author:** ![laurent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/laurent)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 6:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upgrade-ruby-on-mac-os-x/69086/6 "2006-09-18T18:26:30Z")
The only reason I recommended Fink over Ports is that the ImagMagick install is much harder to get right on ports. 1.8.4 is on fink now, I installed it on a machine last night. Ross On 9/18/06, Alan F. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > HTH > > Alan > > – > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > > – Ross R. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![laurent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/laurent)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 1:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upgrade-ruby-on-mac-os-x/69086/7 "2006-09-19T13:09:43Z")
Laurent. I have a mac os X, and I udated thisweekend my Ruby and gems version without any problem following this article: > **[Dan Benjamin](https://danbenjamin.com)** > > Dan Benjamin's personal website. just copy/paste the lines in your terminal window hope it helps jsn Laurent wrote: > I actually have Ruby vers. 1.8.2 on Mac OS X (Intel based) 10.4.9 > > I’d like to upgrade the Ruby Stack to be able to install Mongrel, which > requires Ruby 1.8.4 (mini.) > > Has somebody already done this upgrade? > > Thx > > Laurent ---
**Author:** ![laurent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/laurent)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upgrade-ruby-on-mac-os-x/69086/8 "2006-09-19T15:46:57Z")
On Tue, Sep 19, 2006 at 01:09:43PM +0200, Jose P. wrote: > Laurent. > > I have a mac os X, and I udated thisweekend my Ruby and gems version > without any problem following this article: > > [Dan Benjamin](http://hivelogic.com/articles/2005/12/01/ruby_rails_lighttpd_mysql_tiger) > > just copy/paste the lines in your terminal window It’s easier to just use darwinports. There’s a page at the rails wiki that describes it. ## Michael Michael Darrin Chaney removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [http://www.michaelchaney.com/](http://www.michaelchaney.com/) ---
**Author:** ![laurent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/laurent)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 4:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upgrade-ruby-on-mac-os-x/69086/9 "2006-09-19T16:09:03Z")
The thing about using Darwinports or Fink is they tend to install unnecessary libraries or apps. When you install from source like the link to [hivelogic.com](http://hivelogic.com) explains how to do you use all the OS X libraries that are already there. You tend to have a much cleaner install. On 9/19/06, Michael C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > just copy/paste the lines in your terminal window – Sterling A. sterling [at] [sterlinganderson.net](http://sterlinganderson.net) [http://sterlinganderson.net/](http://sterlinganderson.net/) 608.239.8387