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Ruby

Rachel Bird
Rachel Bird
11,968 Points
Posted by Rachel Bird
Rachel Bird
11,968 Points

Ruby Basics - Installing Ruby

I have Ruby 2.0.0p353, git 1.7.4.4 and Rails 4.0.2 installed on my Mac.

Just watched the Installing Ruby video and I'm wondering if I absolutely must download the other stuff in it (GCC, Homebrew, and RVM) so that I can make it through the rest of the videos without a problem?

I'd really rather not, but I'll do it if necessary. Please advise.

2 Answers

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

RVM makes things a lot easier, they also have a nice GUI that works well. You will also want to use the same version of ruby used in the videos (in the older Ruby videos, which I think you are using, they use rails 2.3.2 and ruby 1.9.3). You will run into issues if you use rails 4 with the older videos, im not sure what version the newer ruby videos use.

Nick Fuller
Nick Fuller
9,027 Points
Nick Fuller
Nick Fuller
9,027 Points

When working with Ruby, and also Rails, RVM or rbenv will become essential tools. It may seem like a hassle, but once you have rvm installed and you're using gemsets, it will make life a lot more pleasant. Homebrew is an amazing tool as well and saves a lot of time over building stuff like Postgres from binaries (which can be difficult if you're not familiar with it) or using Macports. The GCC compiler should be as simple as downloading Xcode (free on the app store) and installing command line tools.

Let us know if you try it and run into any difficulties!