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Kevin Larsen
2,839 PointsNeeded work, fixed it
I'm using Ruby 2.0.0 x64 on Windows 7 and installed just like it says. rails server crashes after starting saying "no tzdata-info"
If you have x64 version, update last line of file Gemfile to say gem 'tzinfo-data', platforms: [:mingw, :mswin, :x64_mingw] then run "bundle update" then it will work.
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Kevin Larsen
2,839 PointsIt works now though. I just had to see that bug fix from StackOverflow. Also cmder's OpenSSH ssh executable is at the end of the path, you have to make sure it's the first ssh it sees, It didn't like PuTTY based versions, and cygwin64's gives a warning about DOS filenames.
jaredcowan
11,808 PointsToday I just bought a Macbook Pro and let me tell you. SO much better than a Windows PC. I have installed Ruby a few times on Windows and it sucks. The best thing to do is install the 32 bit versions and everything works a lot smoother.
James Barnett
39,199 PointsExcept for the list of people all talking about having issues installing rails on Mavericks.
Kevin Larsen
2,839 PointsIf I do Ruby on Rails development, it'll be in Linux running alongside Windows. I can't use MacOS or develop for iOS unless I buy an "Apple-labeled computer", but at least I can run Ubuntu 14.04 LTS alongside Windows and also develop for Android for free. Closed-source sucks sometimes.
James Barnett
39,199 PointsDeveloping using a VM is always the best way to go.
Using Virtualbox's seamless mode makes it pretty awesome to have familar Windows environment with a self-contained dev environment.