The easiest way to do it if you're using the built-in Ruby that comes
with Leopard is to install the precompiled binary gem for OS X. I'm
fairly sure that Apple also includes RubyGems with their Ruby
distribution, but you can check by typing:
gem --version
If you don't have RubyGems installed, go take care of that first. Once
it's set up, install the FXRuby gem for OS X:
This may not apply exactly, but here are notes to myself from the last time I tried to install fxri (using macports). These instructions are old, so you a) could probably use Leopard's version of ruby and b) could probably use newer versions. Anyway, I hope this helps:
$ sudo port install ruby
$ sudo port install fox
$ sudo port install fxscintilla
Here are the versions I've got:
$ port installed ruby fox fxscintilla
The following ports are currently installed:
ruby @1.8.4_2 (active)
fox @1.2.13_1 (active)
fxscintilla @1.63_0+darwin_8 (active)
(I selected fxruby version 1.2.6 instead of 1.4.4 since I have fox 1.2 instead of 1.4 installed). Then build and install fxruby (1.2.6 - the same version as the gem) from source (yes, this is necessary):
Thanks for the help. I tried that, but it didn't work. Do I need to
install Fox first because FXRuby relies on it (or maybe it's just the
IFMapper that needs it?). I saw it somewhere that I needed it, but
can't find it now.
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 3:37 PM, <kpkilb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to install FXRuby, which apparently requires Fox to be
> installed first, in order to run a Ruby program called IFMapper.
> I'm running Mac OS X 10.5.6 and installed Ruby (though it does come
> with the OS, so I'm not sure if that messed something up).
The easiest way to do it if you're using the built-in Ruby that comes
with Leopard is to install the precompiled binary gem for OS X. I'm
fairly sure that Apple also includes RubyGems with their Ruby
distribution, but you can check by typing:
gem \-\-version
If you don't have RubyGems installed, go take care of that first. Once
it's set up, install the FXRuby gem for OS X:
> On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 3:37 PM, <kpkilb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm trying to install FXRuby, which apparently requires Fox to be
> > installed first, in order to run a Ruby program called IFMapper.
> > I'm running Mac OS X 10.5.6 and installed Ruby (though it does come
> > with the OS, so I'm not sure if that messed something up).
> The easiest way to do it if you're using the built-in Ruby that comes
> with Leopard is to install the precompiled binary gem for OS X. I'm
> fairly sure that Apple also includes RubyGems with their Ruby
> distribution, but you can check by typing:
> gem --version
> If you don't have RubyGems installed, go take care of that first. Once
> it's set up, install the FXRuby gem for OS X:
> sudo gem fxruby
> And that should do the trick.
> Hope this helps,
> Lyle
Thanks for the help. I tried that, but it didn't work. Do I need to
install Fox first because FXRuby relies on it (or maybe it's just the
IFMapper that needs it?). I saw it somewhere that I needed it, but
can't find it now.
> > > I'm trying to install FXRuby, which apparently requires Fox to be
> > > installed first, in order to run a Ruby program called IFMapper.
> > > I'm running Mac OS X 10.5.6 and installed Ruby (though it does come
> > > with the OS, so I'm not sure if that messed something up).
> > The easiest way to do it if you're using the built-in Ruby that comes
> > with Leopard is to install the precompiled binary gem for OS X. I'm
> > fairly sure that Apple also includes RubyGems with their Ruby
> > distribution, but you can check by typing:
> > gem --version
> > If you don't have RubyGems installed, go take care of that first. Once
> > it's set up, install the FXRuby gem for OS X:
> > sudo gem fxruby
> > And that should do the trick.
> > Hope this helps,
> > Lyle
> Thanks for the help. I tried that, but it didn't work. Do I need to
> install Fox first because FXRuby relies on it (or maybe it's just the
> IFMapper that needs it?). I saw it somewhere that I needed it, but
> can't find it now.
Sorry, I wasn't clear in the first post. That is actually Fox I'm
trying to install prior to FXRuby.
For completeness, I just tried to install fxruby with the gem and it
worked!
kevin-p-kilburns-macbook:fox-1.6.35 KPKilburn$ sudo gem install fxruby
Password:
Need to update 29 gems from http://gems.rubyforge.org
.............................
complete
Select which gem to install for your platform (universal-darwin8.0)
1. fxruby 1.6.19 (universal-darwin-9)
2. fxruby 1.6.19 (x86-mswin32-60)
3. fxruby 1.6.19 (ruby)
4. fxruby 1.6.18 (universal-darwin-9)
5. fxruby 1.6.18 (x86-mswin32-60)
6. fxruby 1.6.18 (ruby)
7. Skip this gem
8. Cancel installation
4
Successfully installed fxruby-1.6.18-universal-darwin-9
Installing ri documentation for fxruby-1.6.18-universal-darwin-9...
Installing RDoc documentation for fxruby-1.6.18-universal-darwin-9...
BUT...
I get this when I try to run my program (indicating that fox16 is
still needed???)...
kevin-p-kilburns-macbook:downloads KPKilburn$ cd ifmapper-1.0.0
kevin-p-kilburns-macbook:ifmapper-1.0.0 KPKilburn$ ls
HISTORY.txt IFMapper.rbw TODO.txt docs lib test
IFMapper.gemspec README.txt bin icons maps
kevin-p-kilburns-macbook:ifmapper-1.0.0 KPKilburn$ ruby ifmapper.rbw
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fxruby-1.6.19-universal-darwin-9/ext/
fox16/fox16.bundle: [BUG] Bus Error
ruby 1.8.6 (2007-03-13) [universal-darwin8.0]
I get this when I try to run my program (indicating that fox16 is
still needed???)...
kevin-p-kilburns-macbook:downloads KPKilburn$ cd ifmapper-1.0.0
kevin-p-kilburns-macbook:ifmapper-1.0.0 KPKilburn$ ls
HISTORY.txt IFMapper.rbw TODO.txt docs lib test
IFMapper.gemspec README.txt bin icons maps
kevin-p-kilburns-macbook:ifmapper-1.0.0 KPKilburn$ ruby ifmapper.rbw
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fxruby-1.6.19-universal-darwin-9/ext/
fox16/fox16.bundle: [BUG] Bus Error
ruby 1.8.6 (2007-03-13) [universal-darwin8.0]
Abort trap
kevin-p-kilburns-macbook:ifmapper-1.0.0 KPKilburn$- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
I just tried to install Fox via MacPorts, but it still gives me an
error. I believe Fox Toolkit is the problem. I can't get it compiled
for some reason.
> I get this when I try to run my program (indicating that fox16 is
> still needed???)...
> kevin-p-kilburns-macbook:downloads KPKilburn$ cd ifmapper-1.0.0
> kevin-p-kilburns-macbook:ifmapper-1.0.0 KPKilburn$ ls
> HISTORY.txt IFMapper.rbw TODO.txt docs lib test
> IFMapper.gemspec README.txt bin icons maps
> kevin-p-kilburns-macbook:ifmapper-1.0.0 KPKilburn$ ruby ifmapper.rbw
> /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fxruby-1.6.19-universal-darwin-9/ext/
> fox16/fox16.bundle: [BUG] Bus Error
> ruby 1.8.6 (2007-03-13) [universal-darwin8.0]
> Abort trap
> kevin-p-kilburns-macbook:ifmapper-1.0.0 KPKilburn$- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
I just tried to install Fox via MacPorts, but it still gives me an
error. I believe Fox Toolkit is the problem. I can't get it compiled
for some reason.- Hide quoted text -
> I just tried to install Fox via MacPorts, but it still gives me an
> error. I believe Fox Toolkit is the problem. I can't get it compiled
> for some reason.- Hide quoted text -
BUT...
I get this when I try to run my program (indicating that fox16 is
still needed???)...
kevin-p-kilburns-macbook:downloads KPKilburn$ cd ifmapper-1.0.0
kevin-p-kilburns-macbook:ifmapper-1.0.0 KPKilburn$ ls
HISTORY.txt IFMapper.rbw TODO.txt docs lib test
IFMapper.gemspec README.txt bin icons maps
kevin-p-kilburns-macbook:ifmapper-1.0.0 KPKilburn$ ruby ifmapper.rbw
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fxruby-1.6.19-universal-darwin-9/ext/
fox16/fox16.bundle: [BUG] Bus Error
ruby 1.8.6 (2007-03-13) [universal-darwin8.0]
Abort trap
kevin-p-kilburns-macbook:ifmapper-1.0.0 KPKilburn$- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
I just tried to install Fox via MacPorts, but it still gives me an
error. I believe Fox Toolkit is the problem. I can't get it compiled
for some reason.- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
One thing to be aware of when dealing with Fox and FXRuby is that the versions need to be the same. So FXRuby 1.6 will need Fox 1.6.
By the way, I have IFMapper installed with FXRuby 1.6 on Linux, so at least you know it should work with it.
Thanks for the info. I didn't realize that they had to be the same.
I finally got it to work. Unfortunately, I don't know exactly how.
There were several places where I got errors in libXrandr.2.0.0.dylib
(because it didn't exist) and libGL.dylib (re-exports because it
existed in two places). Once I found the info on how to pass the
right parameters to it, it worked. It was a little trial and error,
so hopefully I can reproduce the results.
Another unfortunate mistake was that I didn't compile FXRuby with the
PNG library. Why would I need that? IFMapper is the only thing I'll
be using it for. Well, it seems that IFMapper uses PNG icons in it.
>>>> I get this when I try to run my program (indicating that fox16 is
>>>> still needed???)...
>>>> kevin-p-kilburns-macbook:downloads KPKilburn$ cd ifmapper-1.0.0
>>>> kevin-p-kilburns-macbook:ifmapper-1.0.0 KPKilburn$ ls
>>>> HISTORY.txt IFMapper.rbw TODO.txt docs lib test
>>>> IFMapper.gemspec README.txt bin icons maps
>>>> kevin-p-kilburns-macbook:ifmapper-1.0.0 KPKilburn$ ruby ifmapper.rbw
>>>> /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fxruby-1.6.19-universal-darwin-9/ext/
>>>> fox16/fox16.bundle: [BUG] Bus Error
>>>> ruby 1.8.6 (2007-03-13) [universal-darwin8.0]
>>>> Abort trap
>>>> kevin-p-kilburns-macbook:ifmapper-1.0.0 KPKilburn$- Hide quoted text -
>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>> I just tried to install Fox via MacPorts, but it still gives me an
>>> error. I believe Fox Toolkit is the problem. I can't get it compiled
>>> for some reason.- Hide quoted text -
One thing to be aware of when dealing with Fox and FXRuby is that the
versions need to be the same. So FXRuby 1.6 will need Fox 1.6.
By the way, I have IFMapper installed with FXRuby 1.6 on Linux, so at
least you know it should work with it.