This post has become a common theme. Didn't there used to be a feature on google groups to mark a post as sticky so it always appears at the top? Or possibly add a note to the group join instructions telling folks to first search for RVM.
Or maybe we just change our name to SDRvm ;) peter On Dec 18, 12:52 pm, Ben Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: > Unnsee, > > I'd strongly recommend ceasing use of your system ruby and just using RVM > instead:http://rvm.beginrescueend.com/ > > Not only is it probably the easiest way to just install and use 1.9.2 > (which, by the way, does work on Snow Leopard), but it's also a very > powerful ruby manager that allows you to switch amongst different rubies > (1.8, 1.9, ree, jruby, rubinius, etc.). It also has other features like > gemsets which can be useful if you work on different projects. RVM is > quickly becoming the community-standard way to to run ruby. > > - Ben > > > > > > > > On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 12:37 PM, Unnsse Khan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Greetings fellow Rubyists, > > > I am trying to upgrade my machine from: > > > - ruby 1.8.7 (2010-08-16 patchlevel 302) [i686-darwin10] > > - Rails 2.3.5 > > > to Ruby 1.9 & Rails 3 > > > When I looked at the Ruby website, it stated that only 1.8.6 is available > > for Snow Leopard: > > >http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/ > > > After scouring the web, I found this URL: > > >http://wonko.com/post/how-to-compile-ruby-191 > > > But from my command line, this is what happened when I tried downloading it > > using curl: > > > curlftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/ruby-1.9.1-p0.tar.bz2-o > > ruby-1.9.1-p0.tar.bz2 > > > % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time > > Current > > Dload Upload Total Spent Left > > Speed > > 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:03 --:--:-- > > 0 > > curl: (78) RETR response: 550 > > > Is Ruby 1.9.2 supported on Snow Leopard? > > > Would appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction in > > terms of the best way of > > getting setup. > > > Anyone know of the best blogs or other documentation that help me get up > > and running? > > > Happy programming... > > > -- > > SD Ruby mailing list > > [email protected] > >http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby
