Help! Window user needs help installing ruby 1.9 on mac

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I just purchased a new macbook pro and would like to install ruby 1.9,
but I'm having trouble installing, can someone please provide the
easiest steps to install ruby 1.9 please?

Thanks

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Install macports. Then:
sudo port install ruby19

Should do it.

Ben

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On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 6:55 AM, Zayd Connor <devrubygem@gmail.com> wrote:

I just purchased a new macbook pro and would like to install ruby 1.9,
but I'm having trouble installing, can someone please provide the
easiest steps to install ruby 1.9 please?

Thanks
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Ben Lovell wrote:

Install macports. Then:
sudo port install ruby19

Should do it.

Ben

Thanks Ben, that helped a great deal, 1.9 is installed successfully on
my machine.

Kindest Regards

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Great. You'll find macports pretty handy for installing many things.

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On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Zayd Connor <devrubygem@gmail.com> wrote:

Ben Lovell wrote:
> Install macports. Then:
> sudo port install ruby19
>
> Should do it.
>
> Ben

Thanks Ben, that helped a great deal, 1.9 is installed successfully on
my machine.

Kindest Regards
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Ben Lovell wrote:

Great. You'll find macports pretty handy for installing many things.

Cool. One thing I'm noticing is when I type /usr/bin/ruby -v it is
giving me version 1.8, when I'm compiling my code how do I know which
version of ruby I'm using? 1.9 is installed in my /opt/local/lib
directory.
Should I uninstall 1.8?

Thanks

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Take a look at this article:

http://www.metaskills.net/2009/1/20/multiruby-the-macports-way-testing-your-rails-apps-with-ruby-1-9

Although it is a little hackish I'm not sure of any easier method.

Ben

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On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 5:32 PM, Zayd Connor <devrubygem@gmail.com> wrote:

Cool. One thing I'm noticing is when I type /usr/bin/ruby -v it is
giving me version 1.8, when I'm compiling my code how do I know which
version of ruby I'm using? 1.9 is installed in my /opt/local/lib
directory.
Should I uninstall 1.8?

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Ben Lovell wrote:

Great. You'll find macports pretty handy for installing many things.

Cool. One thing I'm noticing is when I type /usr/bin/ruby -v it is
giving me version 1.8, when I'm compiling my code how do I know which
version of ruby I'm using? 1.9 is installed in my /opt/local/lib

at the prompt, type which ruby <return> and that will give you the path to the executable

also, you might want to check your PATH env variable to make sure it's finding the right one first, although I think OSX has a mechanism for switching that's kind of a half baked version of the Linux alternatives mechanism for switching between various versions of "stuff". Although, in fairness this seems to work quite well for java on the mac. Anyway, check your path with either echo $PATH of env commands and see what it says. You may have to force it by modifying the path in .bash_profile in your home directory (assuming bash) or some other file that's modifying your path variable. Hope that helps.

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On Apr 4, 2009, at 12:32 PM, Zayd Connor wrote:

directory.
Should I uninstall 1.8?

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I always install alternative versions of any software into different
directories, e.g.
/usr/local/ruby-1.8.6
/usr/local/ruby-1.8.7
/usr/local/ruby-1.9.1

set the default path in your .bashrc.local or equiv, and then use a
file like, say "r187"

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On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Ben Lovell <benjamin.lovell@gmail.com> wrote:

Although it is a little hackish I'm not sure of any easier method.

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export RUBY_HOME=/usr/local/ruby-1.8.7
export PATH=$RUBY_HOME/bin:$PATH
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for each version. Then in any window you can type

. r187

and set the version for that particular shell.

FWIW,
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Dom wrote:

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On Apr 4, 2009, at 12:32 PM, Zayd Connor wrote:

Ben Lovell wrote:

Great. You'll find macports pretty handy for installing many things.

Cool. One thing I'm noticing is when I type /usr/bin/ruby -v it is
giving me version 1.8, when I'm compiling my code how do I know which
version of ruby I'm using? 1.9 is installed in my /opt/local/lib

at the prompt, type which ruby <return> and that will give you the
path to the executable

also, you might want to check your PATH env variable to make sure it's
finding the right one first, although I think OSX has a mechanism for
switching that's kind of a half baked version of the Linux
alternatives mechanism for switching between various versions of
"stuff". Although, in fairness this seems to work quite well for java
on the mac. Anyway, check your path with either echo $PATH of env
commands and see what it says. You may have to force it by modifying
the path in .bash_profile in your home directory (assuming bash) or
some other file that's modifying your path variable. Hope that helps.

Sorry but I cannot find the file to modify my path env variable.

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