# Ruby 1.8 on MAC OS X **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [24 December 2003 00:31 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-on-mac-os-x/9460 "2003-12-24T00:31:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vanjac12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8797f3/32.png) [@Vanjac12](https://rubytalk.org/u/Vanjac12)\ **Post date:** [24 December 2003 00:31 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-on-mac-os-x/9460/1 "2003-12-24T00:31:52Z")
Has anyone posted an installer package for ruby 1.8 for MAC OS X (10.2.8 in my case). I hope so. Is anyone working on this? If so, where? ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_Mail\_Archive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f04885/32.png) [@Dave\_Mail\_Archive](https://rubytalk.org/u/Dave_Mail_Archive)\ **Post date:** [24 December 2003 03:49 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-on-mac-os-x/9460/2 "2003-12-24T03:49:28Z")
If you install the developer tools, it builds out of the box. Cheers Dave > **···** > > On Dec 23, 2003, at 18:31, Van Jacques wrote: > > > Has anyone posted an installer package for ruby 1.8 for MAC OS X > > (10.2.8 > > in my case). I hope so. Is anyone working on this? If so, where? ---
**Author:** ![Brennan\_Leathers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/838e76/32.png) [@Brennan\_Leathers](https://rubytalk.org/u/Brennan_Leathers)\ **Post date:** [2 January 2004 06:06 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-on-mac-os-x/9460/3 "2004-01-02T06:06:46Z")
[vanjac12@yahoo.com](mailto:vanjac12@yahoo.com) (Van Jacques) wrote in message news:[70ae81fd.0312231630.7ef4a153@posting.google.com](mailto:70ae81fd.0312231630.7ef4a153@posting.google.com)… > Has anyone posted an installer package for ruby 1.8 for MAC OS X (10.2.8 > in my case). I hope so. Is anyone working on this? If so, where? Hi, I have a 1.8.0 binary installer with modules like readline built available at: [http://homepage.mac.com/digibren/FileSharing1.html](http://homepage.mac.com/digibren/FileSharing1.html) I will try to update it for 1.8.1 soon. On 10.2 I don’t believe ruby 1.8 builds ootb, it sticks on a couple of modules, gdbm, and dl I believe (though these are optional, dl at least is pretty handy). on 10.2 it doesn’t build readline support ootb either. cheers, Brennan (psst: check the archives next time) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_Freeze2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@Jim\_Freeze2](https://rubytalk.org/u/Jim_Freeze2)\ **Post date:** [24 December 2003 13:45 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-on-mac-os-x/9460/4 "2003-12-24T13:45:01Z")
For 10.3.x, does this mean install the xcode CD? > **···** > > On Wednesday, 24 December 2003 at 12:49:28 +0900, Dave Thomas wrote: > > > On Dec 23, 2003, at 18:31, Van Jacques wrote: > > > > > Has anyone posted an installer package for ruby 1.8 for MAC OS X > > > (10.2.8 > > > in my case). I hope so. Is anyone working on this? If so, where? > > > > If you install the developer tools, it builds out of the box. > > ## – Jim Freeze > > For 20 dollars, I’ll give you a good fortune next time … ---
**Author:** ![Rich\_Kilmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rich\_Kilmer](https://rubytalk.org/u/Rich_Kilmer)\ **Post date:** [24 December 2003 15:51 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-on-mac-os-x/9460/5 "2003-12-24T15:51:56Z")
> > Has anyone posted an installer package for ruby 1.8 for MAC OS X > > (10.2.8 > > in my case). I hope so. Is anyone working on this? If so, where? > > If you install the developer tools, it builds out of the box. I have instructions for building with xCode on my blog: [http://richkilmer.blogs.com/ether/2003/10/building\_ruby\_1.html](http://richkilmer.blogs.com/ether/2003/10/building_ruby_1.html) > **···** > > On Dec 23, 2003, at 10:49 PM, Dave Thomas wrote: > > > On Dec 23, 2003, at 18:31, Van Jacques wrote: > > > Cheers > > > > Dave ---
**Author:** ![Vanjac12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8797f3/32.png) [@Vanjac12](https://rubytalk.org/u/Vanjac12)\ **Post date:** [16 January 2004 12:25 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-on-mac-os-x/9460/6 "2004-01-16T12:25:09Z")
[digibren@mac.com](mailto:digibren@mac.com) (digibren) wrote in message news:[2b8f4dc2.0401012206.77e91330@posting.google.com](mailto:2b8f4dc2.0401012206.77e91330@posting.google.com)… > [vanjac12@yahoo.com](mailto:vanjac12@yahoo.com) (Van Jacques) wrote in message news:[70ae81fd.0312231630.7ef4a153@posting.google.com](mailto:70ae81fd.0312231630.7ef4a153@posting.google.com)… > > > Has anyone posted an installer package for ruby 1.8 for MAC OS X (10.2.8 > > in my case). I hope so. Is anyone working on this? If so, where? > > Hi, I have a 1.8.0 binary installer with modules like readline built > available at: > [http://homepage.mac.com/digibren/FileSharing1.html](http://homepage.mac.com/digibren/FileSharing1.html) > > I will try to update it for 1.8.1 soon. > > On 10.2 I don’t believe ruby 1.8 builds ootb, it sticks on a couple of > modules, gdbm, and dl I believe (though these are optional, dl at > least is pretty handy). on 10.2 it doesn’t build readline support ootb > either. > > cheers, > Brennan > > (psst: check the archives next time) 🙂 Brennan; I finally got around to installing your package (along with a lot of other junk I wish I hadn’t-or at least waited till later). Thanks for the Ruby4Mac disk-image–this should be a lot of help to MAC users who want to upgrade. It was one of those easy click install things. I suggest you announce whenever you have a package like this for MAC users. Though I have no idea how much work it is, as I have never done it. I have a question though. It installed in a directory called supp. supp/lib/ruby seems to be where most of it is. There is also a lot of other stuff like gettext which I don’t understand. I foolishly went install crazy and installed Fink and XFree86 (or XDarwin) at the same time as your ruby4Mac package. Fink put most of its stuff in a dir called sw, but I didn’t explore where things were until I installed all this, so now I’m not sure what installed what where–esp. the X package. Anyway, even though I have X installed (which I don’t really need) I am going to use the Terminal for a while, and it still runs ruby 1.6.7. How do I get it to run ruby 1.8? I would like to keep 1.6.7 as backup for a while, till I’m sure things are ok with 1.8. I also installed some things like extmath for ruby which need 1.8. Do I move 1.8 to where 1.6 is, and move 1.6 somewhere else? Or can I change the path or create a link to ruby 1.8? I expose my ignorance and lack of experience with UNIX here, but I guess one learns by just doing these things. > (psst: check the archives next time) 🙂 Do you mean the ruby-talk archives, or just to do a search of ruby for the MAC on the web. I did both (a while ago), and didn’t see anything like your package. I guess I missed something. Again, thanks for your package and help. Van Jacques ---
**Author:** ![Rich\_Kilmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rich\_Kilmer](https://rubytalk.org/u/Rich_Kilmer)\ **Post date:** [24 December 2003 15:41 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-on-mac-os-x/9460/7 "2003-12-24T15:41:00Z")
Yes…the xCode CD. As a bonus, the xCode editor syntax highlights Ruby code! That and the 1.1 xCode update (available via Software Update after you install xCode) actually lists “Better Ruby Syntax Highlighting” in the list of changes…cool! > **···** > > On Dec 24, 2003, at 8:45 AM, Jim Freeze wrote: > > > On Wednesday, 24 December 2003 at 12:49:28 +0900, Dave Thomas wrote: > > > > > On Dec 23, 2003, at 18:31, Van Jacques wrote: > > > > > > > Has anyone posted an installer package for ruby 1.8 for MAC OS X > > > > (10.2.8 > > > > in my case). I hope so. Is anyone working on this? If so, where? > > > > > > If you install the developer tools, it builds out of the box. > > > > For 10.3.x, does this mean install the xcode CD?