Rails On MacOsX

Ruby On Rails On MacOs X

== Jun'2014 - restarting for fresh experiments ==

Installing MacOs X Command Line Tools - hrm I'm still running Snow Leopard, so using an old package of it.

Actually, which flavor/stack do I want?

• If I want to sketch out a WikiEngine to pitch BaseCamp on adopting, then I should probably set up like them - omikase.
• Looking at existing WikiEngine-s that include Version Control and use a Data Base, I get Instiki, PimKi, Ri Ki and WagN... do they have similar stacks?

Apr'2011 - Pow from Thirty7 Signals makes it easy to run Rack-based apps on a Mac.

Jul18'2010

• following install instrux from Agile Web Dev with Rails (v3)

• install MacPorts

• install SQLite-3

• sudo gem update --system - good

• sudo gem install rails - good

• sudo gem update rake - good

• sudo gem install sqlite-ruby

  • fail!

  • realize I don't have X Code installed

  • install X Code 3.1.4 - latest version for MacOs X Leopard (10.5.x)

  • try again - still fail {{{

ERROR: Error installing sqlite3-ruby: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby extconf.rb checking for #include <sqlite3.h> ... yes checking for sqlite3_libversion_number() in -lsqlite3... yes checking for rb_proc_arity()... no checking for sqlite3_initialize()... no sqlite3-ruby only supports sqlite3 versions 3.6.16+, please upgrade! *** extconf.rb failed *** Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of necessary libraries and/or headers. Check the mkmf.log file for more details. You may need configuration options. }}}

• argh this kinda thing makes me nuts

• installed Home-Brew via the "Quick Install" script.

• tried {{{ brew install sqlite3 Warning: It appears you have Macports or Fink installed Although, unlikely, this can break builds or cause obscure runtime issues. If you experience problems try uninstalling these tools. Error: No available formula for sqlite3 }}}

• ok, just doing brew install sqlite seems to have worked

• but sudo gem install sqlite-ruby fail again, differently

• running sqlite3 tells me I'm running 3.4.0

• repeat the whole process from the top, after SQLite....

• get same error when hit sqlite-ruby as other post-homebrew time: {{{

ERROR: Error installing sqlite-ruby: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby extconf.rb checking for main() in -lsqlite... no checking for sqlite.h... no *** extconf.rb failed *** Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of necessary libraries and/or headers. Check the mkmf.log file for more details. You may need configuration options. }}}

• duh, maybe I should go find mkmf.log!

• tried find /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/sqlite3-ruby-1.2.1 -name mkmf.log but got nothing!

Jul19'2010

• Decide that it probably makes more sense for me to use MySQL instead of SQLite.

• install 32-bit MySQL. Seems fine.

• do sudo env ARCHFLAGS="-arch i386" gem install mysql -- --with-mysql-config=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config - seems fine other than bunch of msgs in the make-documentation stage like No definition for next_result

• create demo app per book, launch. Get proper page at http://localhost:3000/ (of course this isn't talking to MySQL).

• realize I have Mongrel installed somewhere, so it launched with that. To follow book model of using W E Brick, have to launch with ruby script/server webrick

Jul20'2010

• try to move forward in tutorial - discover don't seem to have mysqladmin anywhere.

Jul21'2010

• contemplating whether I want Apache and MySQL to be shared across Ruby On Rails, Django, and PHP/Drupal. Ask at Bit Nami.

Aug03'2010 - play with Django/Pinax a bit, since it was working with SQLite.

Aug05'2010

• decide to install Bit Nami Ruby Stack

  • rubystack prefix for DB creation (?); my normal personal password for everything

  • Ruby On Rails at http://127.0.0.1:3500/