Hi,
I''m having problems getting RoR to work nicely on tiger.
Setting up a test appliacation works without a glitch.
However, trying to run my existing app (working on winxp and debian) is
a real challenge - for me.
First there is this error:
uninitialized constant Magick
RAILS_ROOT: script/../config/..
Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.3/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:200:in
`const_missing''
#{RAILS_ROOT}/app/models/player.rb:2
#{RAILS_ROOT}/app/models/user.rb:1
./script/../config/../app/controllers/application.rb:8
...
This error occured while loading the following files:
script/../config/../app/controllers/application.rb
=> model user.rb
user.rb
player.rb
magick.rb
To top it off, I get this one running script/console
Vigor12:~/tennis jeroen$ ruby script/console
Loading development environment.
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/completion.rb:10:in `require'': No such file to
load -- readline (LoadError)
from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/completion.rb:10
from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:218:in `require''
from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:218:in `load_modules''
from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:216:in `each''
from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:216:in `load_modules''
from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:21:in `setup''
from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb.rb:54:in `start''
from /usr/bin/irb:13
Vigor12:~/tennis jeroen$
This is my first week on Mac, so this might actually not be too hard to
solve, I just cant''t work it out.
I have compiled ImageMagick and installed the Rmagick gem successfully,
or so their outputs makes me believe.
Help is much appreciated!
Jeroen
Hi Jeroen, Sounds like you may have the problem described here (solution included): http://tech.rufy.com/entry/46 There may be other ways to address it as well, but this is the route I went down some time back. Steven On Nov 29, 2005, at 3:43 PM, Jeroen Houben wrote:> Hi, > > I''m having problems getting RoR to work nicely on tiger. > Setting up a test appliacation works without a glitch. > > However, trying to run my existing app (working on winxp and > debian) is a real challenge - for me. > First there is this error: > > uninitialized constant Magick > > RAILS_ROOT: script/../config/.. > Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace > > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.3/lib/active_support/ > dependencies.rb:200:in `const_missing'' > #{RAILS_ROOT}/app/models/player.rb:2 > #{RAILS_ROOT}/app/models/user.rb:1 > ./script/../config/../app/controllers/application.rb:8 > > ... > This error occured while loading the following files: > script/../config/../app/controllers/application.rb > => model user.rb > user.rb > player.rb > magick.rb > > To top it off, I get this one running script/console > > Vigor12:~/tennis jeroen$ ruby script/console > Loading development environment. > /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/completion.rb:10:in `require'': No such file > to load -- readline (LoadError) > from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/completion.rb:10 > from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:218:in `require'' > from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:218:in `load_modules'' > from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:216:in `each'' > from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:216:in `load_modules'' > from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:21:in `setup'' > from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb.rb:54:in `start'' > from /usr/bin/irb:13 > Vigor12:~/tennis jeroen$ > > This is my first week on Mac, so this might actually not be too > hard to solve, I just cant''t work it out. > > I have compiled ImageMagick and installed the Rmagick gem > successfully, or so their outputs makes me believe. > > Help is much appreciated! > > Jeroen > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
Jeroen Houben wrote:> > However, trying to run my existing app (working on winxp and debian) is > a real challenge - for me.You might also check out [Locomotive][1]. It''s incredibly convenient, and the Max bundles include RMagick. --Steve [1]: http://locomotive.sourceforge.net/
Steven Smith wrote:> Hi Jeroen, > > Sounds like you may have the problem described here (solution included): > > http://tech.rufy.com/entry/46 > > There may be other ways to address it as well, but this is the route I > went down some time back.Hey, that looks petty good. I wonder though, what if I already have ruby RoR and rubygems 0.8.11 installed. Is that a problem? Will it overwrite this or is there a quick uninstall for gems and rails? Thanks a lot btw! J
Not sure, but you could pull the script down (rufy.com/fix-ruby- tiger.sh) and see what versions it''s expecting now -- it may have been updated. Also, you could always change the versions in your local copy. Additionally, make sure you read the comments in the blog entry as there are some additional hints in there as well. Steven On Nov 29, 2005, at 4:01 PM, Jeroen Houben wrote:> Steven Smith wrote: >> Hi Jeroen, >> Sounds like you may have the problem described here (solution >> included): >> http://tech.rufy.com/entry/46 >> There may be other ways to address it as well, but this is the >> route I went down some time back. > > Hey, that looks petty good. I wonder though, what if I already have > ruby RoR and rubygems 0.8.11 installed. Is that a problem? Will it > overwrite this or is there a quick uninstall for gems and rails? > > Thanks a lot btw! > > J > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails_______________________________________________ Rails mailing list Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
Steven Smith wrote:> Not sure, but you could pull the script down > (rufy.com/fix-ruby-tiger.sh) and see what versions it''s expecting now -- > it may have been updated. Also, you could always change the versions in > your local copy. > > Additionally, make sure you read the comments in the blog entry as there > are some additional hints in there as well.yeah will do that tomorrow, off to bed now. I did just go ahead and ran the script but it was complaining about ruby header files not being there and suggested I install Xcode from the CD. I did install Xcode from the apple''s site so I don''t know what''s up there. I''ll have a closer look tomorrow. My Mac and its OS sure are pretty and all but I must say I was up and running with rails a lot quicker on both Debian and Windows.. Thanks for your help, I appreciate it! Jeroen
Do you have fink (fink.sourceforge.net) installed? I couldnt get rails running on os x even after following the instructions to fix osx''s ruby. I found it much easier to install ruby through fink than to fix the apple ruby installation. It also means you can use fink to install any other unix software that you need. AF On 11/29/05, Jeroen Houben <jeroen-aHd7JyfBtzlmR6Xm/wNWPw@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > Steven Smith wrote: > > Not sure, but you could pull the script down > > (rufy.com/fix-ruby-tiger.sh) and see what versions it''s expecting now -- > > it may have been updated. Also, you could always change the versions in > > your local copy. > > > > Additionally, make sure you read the comments in the blog entry as there > > are some additional hints in there as well. > > yeah will do that tomorrow, off to bed now. > I did just go ahead and ran the script but it was complaining about ruby > header files not being there and suggested I install Xcode from the CD. > I did install Xcode from the apple''s site so I don''t know what''s up there. > > I''ll have a closer look tomorrow. My Mac and its OS sure are pretty and > all but I must say I was up and running with rails a lot quicker on both > Debian and Windows.. > > Thanks for your help, I appreciate it! > > Jeroen > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >-- ------------------------------- http://www.aidanf.net ------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Rails mailing list Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
steve wrote:> You might also check out [Locomotive][1]. It''s incredibly convenient, > and the Max bundles include RMagick. > [1]: http://locomotive.sourceforge.net/i strongly recommend locomotive as well. i had rails up and running the traditional way on my mac, but since locomotive has come around i run everything through it. it just makes it so easy, gives you a centralized command center for all your rails projects, has commands to open each project in your editor (great to open as a project in textmate) and in your choice of terminal with the locomotive environment, and the max bundles include most of what you''d need. toby -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
I''ve had good luck with 10.4 (Tiger) + fix-ruby-tiger.sh + Developer Tools from the Tiger DVD. I don''t recommend the latest XCode update from Apple''s developer site, though. I''ve only had to fall back on Fink and Darwin Ports for Fox and Gnome -- both have many dependent libraries that require some elbow grease and know-how to build properly on OS X. Scott On Nov 30, 2005, at 5:31 AM, Aidan Finn wrote:> Do you have fink (fink.sourceforge.net) installed? I couldnt get > rails running on os x even after following the instructions to fix > osx''s ruby. I found it much easier to install ruby through fink > than to fix the apple ruby installation. It also means you can use > fink to install any other unix software that you need. > > AF > > > On 11/29/05, Jeroen Houben <jeroen-aHd7JyfBtzlmR6Xm/wNWPw@public.gmane.org> wrote: Steven Smith > wrote: > > Not sure, but you could pull the script down > > (rufy.com/fix-ruby-tiger.sh) and see what versions it''s expecting > now -- > > it may have been updated. Also, you could always change the > versions in > > your local copy. > > > > Additionally, make sure you read the comments in the blog entry > as there > > are some additional hints in there as well. > > yeah will do that tomorrow, off to bed now. > I did just go ahead and ran the script but it was complaining about > ruby > header files not being there and suggested I install Xcode from the > CD. > I did install Xcode from the apple''s site so I don''t know what''s up > there. > > I''ll have a closer look tomorrow. My Mac and its OS sure are pretty > and > all but I must say I was up and running with rails a lot quicker on > both > Debian and Windows.. > > Thanks for your help, I appreciate it! > > Jeroen > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > > > -- > ------------------------------- > http://www.aidanf.net > ------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
toby sterrett wrote:>> You might also check out [Locomotive][1]. It''s incredibly convenient, >> and the Max bundles include RMagick. >> [1]: http://locomotive.sourceforge.net/ > > i strongly recommend locomotive as well. i had rails up and running the > traditional way on my mac, but since locomotive has come around i run > everything through it. it just makes it so easy, gives you a centralized > command center for all your rails projects, has commands to open each > project in your editor (great to open as a project in textmate) and in > your choice of terminal with the locomotive environment, and the max > bundles include most of what you''d need.Is there a way to do testing from inside Locomotive? If not, you still have to have a complete installation to run your tests. Thanks, Ray
Hi Scott, Scott Willson wrote:> I''ve had good luck with 10.4 (Tiger) + fix-ruby-tiger.sh + Developer > Tools from the Tiger DVD. I don''t recommend the latest XCode update > from Apple''s developer site, though.Okay. What''s wrong with the latest XCode update from their site then? Do you have script/console and script/breakpointer working find with readline support? And how about RMagick, how did you install that? I installed Lokomotive and that worked as advertised but I get funny errors trying to run script/breakpointer - it won''t start. I would also prefer to have a "normal" installation. I think I''ve pretty much polluted my system to a point where it''s better to do a complete reinstall of the OS, so you''re saying I shouldn''t install XCode from the Apple site but use the CD? Jeroen
On Dec 1, 2005, at 12:44 AM, Jeroen Houben wrote:> Hi Scott, > > Scott Willson wrote: >> I''ve had good luck with 10.4 (Tiger) + fix-ruby-tiger.sh + >> Developer Tools from the Tiger DVD. I don''t recommend the latest >> XCode update from Apple''s developer site, though. > > Okay. What''s wrong with the latest XCode update from their site then? > Do you have script/console and script/breakpointer working find > with readline support? And how about RMagick, how did you install > that? > > I installed Lokomotive and that worked as advertised but I get > funny errors trying to run script/breakpointer - it won''t start. I > would also prefer to have a "normal" installation. I think I''ve > pretty much polluted my system to a point where it''s better to do a > complete reinstall of the OS, so you''re saying I shouldn''t install > XCode from the Apple site but use the CD? > > Jeroen > ______________________________________________Guys- Here are some instructions for installing the whole ruby/gems/rails/ lighttpd/fcgi from source on OSX. I have used these many times to do installs of rails and ruby that do have readline support and everything else. I would follow these instructions and rename the original apple ruby to ruby.orig and irb to irb.orig. The instuctions install into /usr/local/bin so make sure that is in your $PATH _before_ /usr/bin and you should be good to go! Cheers- -Ezra Zygmuntowicz Yakima Herald-Republic WebMaster http://yakimaherald.com 509-577-7732 ezra-gdxLOakOTQ9oetBuM9ipNAC/G2K4zDHf@public.gmane.org
Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote: [...]> Guys- > > Here are some instructions for installing the whole ruby/gems/rails/^^^^ Where?> lighttpd/fcgi from source on OSX. I have used these many times to do > installs of rails and ruby that do have readline support and everything > else. I would follow these instructions and rename the original apple > ruby to ruby.orig and irb to irb.orig. The instuctions install into > /usr/local/bin so make sure that is in your $PATH _before_ /usr/bin and > you should be good to go!Please :-) Justin> > > Cheers- > > -Ezra Zygmuntowicz > Yakima Herald-Republic > WebMaster > http://yakimaherald.com > 509-577-7732 > ezra-gdxLOakOTQ9oetBuM9ipNAC/G2K4zDHf@public.gmane.org
On 12/1/05, Ray Baxter <ray-BRX9mXwdik5Wk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Is there a way to do testing from inside Locomotive? If not, you still > have to have a complete installation to run your tests.Absolutely. Locomotive gives you full access to a rails-enabled terminal. --Alison
On Dec 1, 2005, at 5:16 PM, Justin Forder wrote:> Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote: > [...] >> Guys- >> Here are some instructions for installing the whole ruby/gems/ >> rails/ > ^^^^ Where? >> lighttpd/fcgi from source on OSX. I have used these many times to >> do installs of rails and ruby that do have readline support and >> everything else. I would follow these instructions and rename the >> original apple ruby to ruby.orig and irb to irb.orig. The >> instuctions install into /usr/local/bin so make sure that is in >> your $PATH _before_ /usr/bin and you should be good to go! > > Please :-) > > JustinSorry about that I could have sword I pasted the link in: http://brainspl.at/pages/rails_stack Cheers- -Ezra Zygmuntowicz WebMaster Yakima Herald-Republic Newspaper ezra-gdxLOakOTQ9oetBuM9ipNAC/G2K4zDHf@public.gmane.org 509-577-7732
Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote:> Sorry about that I could have sword I pasted the link in: > > http://brainspl.at/pages/rails_stack > > Cheers-Great! Thanks Justin
Justin Forder wrote:> Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote: > >> Sorry about that I could have sword I pasted the link in: >> >> http://brainspl.at/pages/rails_stack >> >> Cheers- > > > Great! ThanksOne question, though - why is the bit about PHP needed? (And if it is needed, where is the source downloaded from?) thanks Justin
On Dec 1, 2005, at 10:34 PM, Justin Forder wrote:> Justin Forder wrote: >> Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote: >>> Sorry about that I could have sword I pasted the link in: >>> >>> http://brainspl.at/pages/rails_stack >>> >>> Cheers- >> Great! Thanks > > One question, though - why is the bit about PHP needed? (And if it > is needed, where is the source downloaded from?) > > thanks > > Justin > > ____________________________________________The php part is only there if you need to run php apps under lighttpd/ fcgi. I like to run phpmyadmin out of the public dir of my rails app sometimes. You don''t need that part unless you need php. Cheers -Ezra Zygmuntowicz WebMaster Yakima Herald-Republic Newspaper ezra-gdxLOakOTQ9oetBuM9ipNAC/G2K4zDHf@public.gmane.org 509-577-7732
Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote:> > The php part is only there if you need to run php apps under lighttpd/ > fcgi. I like to run phpmyadmin out of the public dir of my rails app > sometimes. You don''t need that part unless you need php. >Thanks. I think I''ll scrap my attempt at using DarwinPorts, reinstall Tiger on my Mac Mini, and build everything from source as you advise. regards Justin
On 12/2/05, Justin Forder <justin@justinforder.me.uk> wrote:> Thanks. I think I'll scrap my attempt at using DarwinPorts, reinstall > Tiger on my Mac Mini, and build everything from source as you advise.What problems have you been having with using DarwinPorts? I just completed a clean install using DarwinPorts, and had some problems but got most of the quirks worked out. -- Chris Boone http://hypsometry.com/ : website edification http://uvlist.org/ : free classifieds for the Upper Valley _______________________________________________ Rails mailing list Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
On 29-nov-2005, at 22:43, Jeroen Houben wrote:> Hi, > > I''m having problems getting RoR to work nicely on tiger. > Setting up a test appliacation works without a glitch. > > However, trying to run my existing app (working on winxp and > debian) is a real challenge - for me. > First there is this error: > > uninitialized constant Magick > > RAILS_ROOT: script/../config/.. > Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace > > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.3/lib/active_support/ > dependencies.rb:200:in `const_missing'' > #{RAILS_ROOT}/app/models/player.rb:2 > #{RAILS_ROOT}/app/models/user.rb:1 > ./script/../config/../app/controllers/application.rb:8 > > ... > This error occured while loading the following files: > script/../config/../app/controllers/application.rb > => model user.rb > user.rb > player.rb > magick.rb > > To top it off, I get this one running script/console > > Vigor12:~/tennis jeroen$ ruby script/console > Loading development environment. > /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/completion.rb:10:in `require'': No such file > to load -- readline (LoadError) > from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/completion.rb:10 > from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:218:in `require'' > from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:218:in `load_modules'' > from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:216:in `each'' > from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:216:in `load_modules'' > from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:21:in `setup'' > from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb.rb:54:in `start'' > from /usr/bin/irb:13 > Vigor12:~/tennis jeroen$ > > This is my first week on Mac, so this might actually not be too > hard to solve, I just cant''t work it out. > > I have compiled ImageMagick and installed the Rmagick gem > successfully, or so their outputs makes me believe. > > Help is much appreciated!Readline has nothing to do with Magick. Magick won''t get loaded automatically - you have to explicitly require'' it in your app like require ''RMagick'' before you call any Magick:: functionality. MIND THE CAPS. Try if this works for you in plain irb: require ''rubygems'' require ''RMagick'' If you don''t get it sorted out in a couple of days just shoot me a mail and I''ll get it fixed up for you in Utrecht (provided you have a laptop and like beer). -- Julian ''Julik'' Tarkhanov me at julik.nl
Chris Boone wrote:> On 12/2/05, Justin Forder <justin-zSfPWr5aQuznITO/+xaoB7VCufUGDwFn@public.gmane.org> wrote: > >>Thanks. I think I''ll scrap my attempt at using DarwinPorts, reinstall >>Tiger on my Mac Mini, and build everything from source as you advise. > > > What problems have you been having with using DarwinPorts? > > I just completed a clean install using DarwinPorts, and had some > problems but got most of the quirks worked out. >The specific problem I had with DarwinPorts was that the rb-rubygems installation failed, with an error that someone else had reported in Bugzilla but which had been closed because the maintainer had failed to reproduce it. (bug 4137 at http://bugzilla.opendarwin.org/) I managed to get past this by following some advice associated with that bug. Then I had problems with path setup, given that the gems port had insisted on installing the ruby port, so I now had two installations of ruby. But the fundamental problem I have had with getting Rails up and running in anything approaching production form on OS X (I am entirely happy with Locomotive + TextMate for development) is that there is no definitive source of dependable, up to date guidance. (This seems particularly strange given that DHH once blogged that he''d have doubts about hiring anybody who wasn''t using a Mac.) The Wiki is a mess, and there are many alternative sources, all different. Here''s the list of URLs I was comparing at the time: http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/HowtoInstallOnOSXTiger http://hivelogic.com/articles/2004/12/05/installing_ruby_on_rails_on_tiger http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/FastCGI+on+OS+X http://maczealots.com/tutorials/ruby-on-rails/ http://www.tonyarnold.com/articles/2005/08/10/rolling-with-ruby-on-rails-on-mac-os-x-tiger-for-beginners http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/HowtoInstallOnOSXTigerUsingDarwinPorts http://www.pjhyett.com/articles/2005/06/04/setting-up-ror-in-tiger http://theexciter.com/articles/installing-lighttpd-on-osx http://tech.rufy.com/entry/46 http://scottstuff.net/blog/articles/2005/07/20/apache-tuning-for-rails-and-fastcgi http://mongoo.se/articles/2005/10/28/fresh-install-of-rails-on-tiger#comments Then, once all the pieces seem to have installed correctly, there are the problems of configuration and integration testing. I don''t think any of the articles I''ve read gives advice on how to test that each piece is working before putting everything together, or on how to diagnose problems. This is not specific to OS X, and even the AWDR book is lacking in this respect. I have an iBook where I used one approach to installation (using Tony Arnold''s package) and a Mac Mini where I have been trying to use DarwinPorts, and in neither case have I reached a point where Apache/fastCGI/Rails is working. I would like to gain mastery of: Apache-fastCGI-Rails lighttpd-fastCGI-Rails Apache-lighttpd-fastCGI-Rails with multiple applications, either discriminated by domain name, or port, or path, with SQLite or MySQL or PostgreSQL and I can see it taking a long time (this is a spare-time activity). I did once (back in April) succeed in getting Apache-fastCGI-Rails-MySQL working on Windows XP. Sorry for the long response, but I find this extremely frustrating Justin> -- > Chris Boone > > http://hypsometry.com/ : website edification > http://uvlist.org/ : free classifieds for the Upper Valley
Thanks Justin, I originally started this thread and it seems I''m not alone. So your final conclusion is Lokomotive for development and no real solution for production use (yet) right? I still need to do a reinstall of my Mini. Do you know anything about the Xcode tools from the Apple site? I was told they''re no good and you need to use the ones included on the CD. I find all of this frustrating too. I''m not a sysadmin nor do I want to be. I just want design and code. Okay I need some basic understanding of how things work, fine, but I don''t want to be patching bogus Ruby installs or comparing dozens of different possible solutions. Anywas, I''m not blaming anybody here (or maybe Apple for putting a lame Ruby install on their system). Cheers, Jeroen Justin Forder wrote:> Chris Boone wrote: > >> On 12/2/05, Justin Forder <justin-zSfPWr5aQuznITO/+xaoB7VCufUGDwFn@public.gmane.org> wrote: >> >>> Thanks. I think I''ll scrap my attempt at using DarwinPorts, reinstall >>> Tiger on my Mac Mini, and build everything from source as you advise. >> >> >> >> What problems have you been having with using DarwinPorts? >> >> I just completed a clean install using DarwinPorts, and had some >> problems but got most of the quirks worked out. >> > > The specific problem I had with DarwinPorts was that the rb-rubygems > installation failed, with an error that someone else had reported in > Bugzilla but which had been closed because the maintainer had failed to > reproduce it. (bug 4137 at http://bugzilla.opendarwin.org/) > > I managed to get past this by following some advice associated with that > bug. Then I had problems with path setup, given that the gems port had > insisted on installing the ruby port, so I now had two installations of > ruby. > > But the fundamental problem I have had with getting Rails up and running > in anything approaching production form on OS X (I am entirely happy > with Locomotive + TextMate for development) is that there is no > definitive source of dependable, up to date guidance. (This seems > particularly strange given that DHH once blogged that he''d have doubts > about hiring anybody who wasn''t using a Mac.) The Wiki is a mess, and > there are many alternative sources, all different. Here''s the list of > URLs I was comparing at the time: > > http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/HowtoInstallOnOSXTiger > http://hivelogic.com/articles/2004/12/05/installing_ruby_on_rails_on_tiger > http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/FastCGI+on+OS+X > http://maczealots.com/tutorials/ruby-on-rails/ > http://www.tonyarnold.com/articles/2005/08/10/rolling-with-ruby-on-rails-on-mac-os-x-tiger-for-beginners > > http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/HowtoInstallOnOSXTigerUsingDarwinPorts > > http://www.pjhyett.com/articles/2005/06/04/setting-up-ror-in-tiger > http://theexciter.com/articles/installing-lighttpd-on-osx > http://tech.rufy.com/entry/46 > http://scottstuff.net/blog/articles/2005/07/20/apache-tuning-for-rails-and-fastcgi > > http://mongoo.se/articles/2005/10/28/fresh-install-of-rails-on-tiger#comments > > > Then, once all the pieces seem to have installed correctly, there are > the problems of configuration and integration testing. I don''t think any > of the articles I''ve read gives advice on how to test that each piece is > working before putting everything together, or on how to diagnose > problems. This is not specific to OS X, and even the AWDR book is > lacking in this respect. > > I have an iBook where I used one approach to installation (using Tony > Arnold''s package) and a Mac Mini where I have been trying to use > DarwinPorts, and in neither case have I reached a point where > Apache/fastCGI/Rails is working. I would like to gain mastery of: > > Apache-fastCGI-Rails > lighttpd-fastCGI-Rails > Apache-lighttpd-fastCGI-Rails > > with multiple applications, either discriminated by domain name, or > port, or path, > > with SQLite or MySQL or PostgreSQL > > and I can see it taking a long time (this is a spare-time activity). > > I did once (back in April) succeed in getting Apache-fastCGI-Rails-MySQL > working on Windows XP. > > Sorry for the long response, but I find this extremely frustrating > > Justin > >> -- >> Chris Boone >> >> http://hypsometry.com/ : website edification >> http://uvlist.org/ : free classifieds for the Upper Valley > > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
Jeroen Houben wrote:> Thanks Justin, > > I originally started this thread and it seems I''m not alone. So your > final conclusion is Lokomotive for development and no real solution for > production use (yet) right?That''s today''s situation - maybe things will be better after the weekend! Given that Locomotive contains so much stuff, it would be good to also look at options for pulling out Locomotive content into a permanent installation... I might email Ryan Raaum about the possibility. But this weekend I''ll just be starting afresh and following Ezra''s instructions. If I can get lighttpd-fastCGI-Rails-MySQL running, and make that visible through my firewall, that will be great.> I still need to do a reinstall of my Mini. Do you know anything about > the Xcode tools from the Apple site? I was told they''re no good and you > need to use the ones included on the CD.This note has recently been added to http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/HowtoInstallOnOSXTiger and supports what you have heard (but gives a fix): <quote> With 10.4.3 and Xcode 2.2 (November 10, 2005), several file locations have changed. Native extensions won’t build; you can fix this by adding symlinks to the old locations. sudo ln -s /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/universal-darwin8.0/* /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/powerpc-darwin8.0 </quote> So I think I''ll get ruby, gems, rails, fastCGI and database drivers sorted out before I bring Xcode up to date.> I find all of this frustrating too. I''m not a sysadmin nor do I want to > be. I just want design and code. Okay I need some basic understanding of > how things work, fine, but I don''t want to be patching bogus Ruby > installs or comparing dozens of different possible solutions.Exactly. Anywas,> I''m not blaming anybody here (or maybe Apple for putting a lame Ruby > install on their system).Well, I was hoping to use the fixrbconfig gem to sort that out, but then found that the DarwinPorts install of gems brought a whole new Ruby along with it... Oh well. Think I''ll burn a CD of everything I had downloaded, and then start reinstalling. regards Justin> > Cheers, > > Jeroen > > Justin Forder wrote: > >> Chris Boone wrote: >> >>> On 12/2/05, Justin Forder <justin-zSfPWr5aQuznITO/+xaoB7VCufUGDwFn@public.gmane.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks. I think I''ll scrap my attempt at using DarwinPorts, reinstall >>>> Tiger on my Mac Mini, and build everything from source as you advise. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> What problems have you been having with using DarwinPorts? >>> >>> I just completed a clean install using DarwinPorts, and had some >>> problems but got most of the quirks worked out. >>> >> >> The specific problem I had with DarwinPorts was that the rb-rubygems >> installation failed, with an error that someone else had reported in >> Bugzilla but which had been closed because the maintainer had failed >> to reproduce it. (bug 4137 at http://bugzilla.opendarwin.org/) >> >> I managed to get past this by following some advice associated with >> that bug. Then I had problems with path setup, given that the gems >> port had insisted on installing the ruby port, so I now had two >> installations of ruby. >> >> But the fundamental problem I have had with getting Rails up and >> running in anything approaching production form on OS X (I am entirely >> happy with Locomotive + TextMate for development) is that there is no >> definitive source of dependable, up to date guidance. (This seems >> particularly strange given that DHH once blogged that he''d have doubts >> about hiring anybody who wasn''t using a Mac.) The Wiki is a mess, and >> there are many alternative sources, all different. Here''s the list of >> URLs I was comparing at the time: >> >> http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/HowtoInstallOnOSXTiger >> http://hivelogic.com/articles/2004/12/05/installing_ruby_on_rails_on_tiger >> >> http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/FastCGI+on+OS+X >> http://maczealots.com/tutorials/ruby-on-rails/ >> http://www.tonyarnold.com/articles/2005/08/10/rolling-with-ruby-on-rails-on-mac-os-x-tiger-for-beginners >> >> http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/HowtoInstallOnOSXTigerUsingDarwinPorts >> >> http://www.pjhyett.com/articles/2005/06/04/setting-up-ror-in-tiger >> http://theexciter.com/articles/installing-lighttpd-on-osx >> http://tech.rufy.com/entry/46 >> http://scottstuff.net/blog/articles/2005/07/20/apache-tuning-for-rails-and-fastcgi >> >> http://mongoo.se/articles/2005/10/28/fresh-install-of-rails-on-tiger#comments >> >> >> Then, once all the pieces seem to have installed correctly, there are >> the problems of configuration and integration testing. I don''t think >> any of the articles I''ve read gives advice on how to test that each >> piece is working before putting everything together, or on how to >> diagnose problems. This is not specific to OS X, and even the AWDR >> book is lacking in this respect. >> >> I have an iBook where I used one approach to installation (using Tony >> Arnold''s package) and a Mac Mini where I have been trying to use >> DarwinPorts, and in neither case have I reached a point where >> Apache/fastCGI/Rails is working. I would like to gain mastery of: >> >> Apache-fastCGI-Rails >> lighttpd-fastCGI-Rails >> Apache-lighttpd-fastCGI-Rails >> >> with multiple applications, either discriminated by domain name, or >> port, or path, >> >> with SQLite or MySQL or PostgreSQL >> >> and I can see it taking a long time (this is a spare-time activity). >> >> I did once (back in April) succeed in getting >> Apache-fastCGI-Rails-MySQL working on Windows XP. >> >> Sorry for the long response, but I find this extremely frustrating >> >> Justin >> >>> -- >>> Chris Boone >>> >>> http://hypsometry.com/ : website edification >>> http://uvlist.org/ : free classifieds for the Upper Valley >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Rails mailing list >> Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org >> http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > >
Justin Forder wrote:> Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote: > >> >> The php part is only there if you need to run php apps under lighttpd/ >> fcgi. I like to run phpmyadmin out of the public dir of my rails app >> sometimes. You don''t need that part unless you need php. >> > Thanks. I think I''ll scrap my attempt at using DarwinPorts, reinstall > Tiger on my Mac Mini, and build everything from source as you advise.I use Fink myself and it works, so you may want to give that a shot also. Regards, Blair -- Blair Zajac, Ph.D. <blair-szbw9MROnEZWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org> Subversion and Orca training and consulting http://www.orcaware.com/svn/
Guys-
I know i already posted this link to you but i want to let you know
that I have used these exact instructions to set up over 20 OSX
systems that now run the whole stack perfectly. I gave up on apache/
fcgi after much testing and went with lighttpd/fcgi for my rails
apps. I still use apache sometimes but just as a front proxy to
lighttpd on a higher port so that I can serve multiple rails apps
with different addresses off of port 80. Here is the link again to
the install set up:
http://brainspl.at/pages/rails_stack
And here is an example apache vhost to use to proxy your rails apps
from apache on port 80 to lighttpd on a higher port:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName example.com
ServerAlias www.example.com
ProxyPass / http://example.com:8000/
ProxyPassReverse / http://example.com:8000/
</VirtualHost>
I used these same instructions to install the whole rails/lighttpd
stack on a dual g5 xserve that serves http://yakimaherald.com . That
site gets 70,000+ page views/day and has been running great ever
since launch in August. I know there are many different versions of
tutorials so I took some from all of them and made those instructions
which have worked very well for me many times. So I hope this helps
you get some perspective. I highly recommend just ignoring apache/
fcgi and just using lighttpd for your fcgi needs. Apache/fcgi was
never stable for me on OSX no matter what I did. lighttpd/fcgi is
rock solid for me on OSX and has been for the better part of my last
year on rails.
Feel free to contact me off list if you run into trouble or want
some good lighttpd.conf files for your apps and i will do my best to
help you get off the ground. Once you get a good install once you
will be able to repeat it easily on other machines.
Cheers-
-Ezra\
On Dec 2, 2005, at 9:31 AM, Jeroen Houben wrote:
> Thanks Justin,
>
> I originally started this thread and it seems I''m not alone. So
> your final conclusion is Lokomotive for development and no real
> solution for production use (yet) right?
>
> I still need to do a reinstall of my Mini. Do you know anything
> about the Xcode tools from the Apple site? I was told they''re no
> good and you need to use the ones included on the CD.
>
> I find all of this frustrating too. I''m not a sysadmin nor do I
> want to be. I just want design and code. Okay I need some basic
> understanding of how things work, fine, but I don''t want to be
> patching bogus Ruby installs or comparing dozens of different
> possible solutions. Anywas, I''m not blaming anybody here (or maybe
> Apple for putting a lame Ruby install on their system).
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeroen
>
> Justin Forder wrote:
>> Chris Boone wrote:
>>> On 12/2/05, Justin Forder
<justin-zSfPWr5aQuznITO/+xaoB7VCufUGDwFn@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks. I think I''ll scrap my attempt at using
DarwinPorts,
>>>> reinstall
>>>> Tiger on my Mac Mini, and build everything from source as you
>>>> advise.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> What problems have you been having with using DarwinPorts?
>>>
>>> I just completed a clean install using DarwinPorts, and had some
>>> problems but got most of the quirks worked out.
>>>
>> The specific problem I had with DarwinPorts was that the rb-
>> rubygems installation failed, with an error that someone else had
>> reported in Bugzilla but which had been closed because the
>> maintainer had failed to reproduce it. (bug 4137 at http://
>> bugzilla.opendarwin.org/)
>> I managed to get past this by following some advice associated
>> with that bug. Then I had problems with path setup, given that the
>> gems port had insisted on installing the ruby port, so I now had
>> two installations of ruby.
>> But the fundamental problem I have had with getting Rails up and
>> running in anything approaching production form on OS X (I am
>> entirely happy with Locomotive + TextMate for development) is that
>> there is no definitive source of dependable, up to date guidance.
>> (This seems particularly strange given that DHH once blogged that
>> he''d have doubts about hiring anybody who wasn''t
using a Mac.) The
>> Wiki is a mess, and there are many alternative sources, all
>> different. Here''s the list of URLs I was comparing at the
time:
>> http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/HowtoInstallOnOSXTiger
>> http://hivelogic.com/articles/2004/12/05/
>> installing_ruby_on_rails_on_tiger
>> http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/FastCGI+on+OS+X
>> http://maczealots.com/tutorials/ruby-on-rails/
>> http://www.tonyarnold.com/articles/2005/08/10/rolling-with-ruby-on-
>> rails-on-mac-os-x-tiger-for-beginners http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/
>> rails/pages/HowtoInstallOnOSXTigerUsingDarwinPorts http://
>> www.pjhyett.com/articles/2005/06/04/setting-up-ror-in-tiger
>> http://theexciter.com/articles/installing-lighttpd-on-osx
>> http://tech.rufy.com/entry/46
>> http://scottstuff.net/blog/articles/2005/07/20/apache-tuning-for-
>> rails-and-fastcgi http://mongoo.se/articles/2005/10/28/fresh-
>> install-of-rails-on-tiger#comments Then, once all the pieces seem
>> to have installed correctly, there are the problems of
>> configuration and integration testing. I don''t think any of
the
>> articles I''ve read gives advice on how to test that each piece
is
>> working before putting everything together, or on how to diagnose
>> problems. This is not specific to OS X, and even the AWDR book is
>> lacking in this respect.
>> I have an iBook where I used one approach to installation (using
>> Tony Arnold''s package) and a Mac Mini where I have been trying
to
>> use DarwinPorts, and in neither case have I reached a point where
>> Apache/fastCGI/Rails is working. I would like to gain mastery of:
>> Apache-fastCGI-Rails
>> lighttpd-fastCGI-Rails
>> Apache-lighttpd-fastCGI-Rails
>> with multiple applications, either discriminated by domain name,
>> or port, or path,
>> with SQLite or MySQL or PostgreSQL
>> and I can see it taking a long time (this is a spare-time activity).
>> I did once (back in April) succeed in getting Apache-fastCGI-Rails-
>> MySQL working on Windows XP.
>> Sorry for the long response, but I find this extremely frustrating
>> Justin
>>> --
>>> Chris Boone
>>>
>>> http://hypsometry.com/ : website edification
>>> http://uvlist.org/ : free classifieds for the Upper Valley
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>
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Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote:> Guys- > > I know i already posted this link to you but i want to let you know > that I have used these exact instructions to set up over 20 OSX systems > that now run the whole stack perfectly. I gave up on apache/ fcgi after > much testing and went with lighttpd/fcgi for my rails apps. I still use > apache sometimes but just as a front proxy to lighttpd on a higher port > so that I can serve multiple rails apps with different addresses off of > port 80. Here is the link again to the install set up: > > http://brainspl.at/pages/rails_stack > > And here is an example apache vhost to use to proxy your rails apps > from apache on port 80 to lighttpd on a higher port: > > <VirtualHost *:80> > ServerName example.com > ServerAlias www.example.com > ProxyPass / http://example.com:8000/ > ProxyPassReverse / http://example.com:8000/ > </VirtualHost> >Thanks, Ezra. I''ve been constantly impressed at your experience and at the amount and quality of advice you give on the list. I''ve backed up my Mac Mini and taken the "Erase and Install" option on the Tiger upgrade DVD - once that''s complete I''ll install Xcode and then proceed through your instructions.> > I used these same instructions to install the whole rails/lighttpd > stack on a dual g5 xserve that serves http://yakimaherald.com . That > site gets 70,000+ page views/day and has been running great ever since > launch in August. I know there are many different versions of tutorials > so I took some from all of them and made those instructions which have > worked very well for me many times. So I hope this helps you get some > perspective. I highly recommend just ignoring apache/ fcgi and just > using lighttpd for your fcgi needs. Apache/fcgi was never stable for me > on OSX no matter what I did. lighttpd/fcgi is rock solid for me on OSX > and has been for the better part of my last year on rails.Fine - I''ll drop the Apache/fcgi option off my list, get lighttpd/fcgi running on port 80, and evaluate the apache proxy option for future use.> Feel free to contact me off list if you run into trouble or want > some good lighttpd.conf files for your apps and i will do my best to > help you get off the ground. Once you get a good install once you will > be able to repeat it easily on other machines.Thank you very much Justin> > > Cheers- > -Ezra\
Blair Zajac wrote:> Justin Forder wrote: > >> I think I''ll scrap my attempt at using DarwinPorts, reinstall >> Tiger on my Mac Mini, and build everything from source as you advise. > > > I use Fink myself and it works, so you may want to give that a shot also. > > Regards, > Blair >Thanks. For this installation of Rails, I''m going to build from source as Ezra advised, but I will take a look at Fink out of more general interest. I''ve been a bit puzzled as to why people are seeming to prefer DarwinPorts these days, when Fink installs binaries. regards Justin
On 2-Dec-05, at 12:15 PM, Justin Forder wrote:> I''ve backed up my Mac Mini and taken the "Erase and Install" option > on the Tiger upgrade DVD - once that''s complete I''ll install Xcode > and then proceed through your instructions. >Hey Justin, careful with that - I did the same thing and found that my bundled iLife software was no-longer available. My panther install media wouldn''t install the bundled tools onto the fresh Tiger install. I tried (some third-party package unpacking/installing tool that I can''t remember the name of) but it didn''t help. In the end I did a fresh panther install immediately followed by a tiger simple upgrade (no archive). HTH, Trevor
Justin Forder wrote:> Blair Zajac wrote: > >> Justin Forder wrote: >> >>> I think I''ll scrap my attempt at using DarwinPorts, reinstall Tiger >>> on my Mac Mini, and build everything from source as you advise. >> >> >> >> I use Fink myself and it works, so you may want to give that a shot also. >> >> Regards, >> Blair >> > > Thanks. For this installation of Rails, I''m going to build from source > as Ezra advised, but I will take a look at Fink out of more general > interest. I''ve been a bit puzzled as to why people are seeming to prefer > DarwinPorts these days, when Fink installs binaries.Well, Fink didn''t support Ruby on Rails until I put in a large amount of effort into bring it up to date, including Ruby (up from 1.8.1), rubygems, sqlite and sqlite3. So I believe that the popularity of DarwinPorts is due to its earlier support of Rails. BTW, currently, there aren''t binaries available for Fink, as the Fink team hasn''t done a binary release for a while. So, I''m thinking of having the debs I compile publicly available so that people can use them via /sw/etc/apt/sources.list. Regards, Blair -- Blair Zajac, Ph.D. <blair-szbw9MROnEZWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org> Subversion and Orca training and consulting http://www.orcaware.com/svn/
Trevor Squires wrote:> > On 2-Dec-05, at 12:15 PM, Justin Forder wrote: > >> I''ve backed up my Mac Mini and taken the "Erase and Install" option >> on the Tiger upgrade DVD - once that''s complete I''ll install Xcode >> and then proceed through your instructions. >> > > Hey Justin, > > careful with that - I did the same thing and found that my bundled > iLife software was no-longer available. My panther install media > wouldn''t install the bundled tools onto the fresh Tiger install. I > tried (some third-party package unpacking/installing tool that I can''t > remember the name of) but it didn''t help. > > In the end I did a fresh panther install immediately followed by a > tiger simple upgrade (no archive). > > HTH, > TrevorTrevor - thanks! It''s nice to have so many people watching over me :-) You are right - I''ve lost the iLife apps. For now, I''ll press on with the Xcode and Rails installs on a rather bare Tiger, but once I''m confident with the Rails on OS X setup I''ll back up everything to do with Rails, gems, and lighttpd etc, do the Panther install and Tiger upgrade as you recommend, and then restore Rails etc. regards Justin
On Dec 2, 2005, at 10:16 AM, Justin Forder wrote:> Jeroen Houben wrote: > > >> I still need to do a reinstall of my Mini. Do you know anything >> about the Xcode tools from the Apple site? I was told they''re no >> good and you need to use the ones included on the CD. > > This note has recently been added to > > http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/HowtoInstallOnOSXTiger > > and supports what you have heard (but gives a fix): > > <quote> > With 10.4.3 and Xcode 2.2 (November 10, 2005), several file > locations have changed. Native extensions won’t build; you can fix > this by adding symlinks to the old locations. > sudo ln -s /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/universal-darwin8.0/* /usr/lib/ruby/ > 1.8/powerpc-darwin8.0 > </quote>That was my experience, too. I didn''t dig into very far, though -- I had Rails working on two other Macs with Tiger + rbfixconfig, so I just uninstalled the 2.2 tools and replaced them with developer tools package on the Tiger CD. Semi-related: I''d vote for compiling Ruby yourself over trying to patch Apple''s version or Darwin Ports or Fink. (Be careful that your PATH points to the new install, of course). Both Fink and Darwin Ports are great for *nix libraries that you may want. GTK for Ruby- Gnome2, say. But they''re a bit much if all you need is the typical Rails stack. Scott
Scott Willson wrote:> On Dec 2, 2005, at 10:16 AM, Justin Forder wrote: > >> Jeroen Houben wrote: >> >> >>> I still need to do a reinstall of my Mini. Do you know anything >>> about the Xcode tools from the Apple site? I was told they''re no >>> good and you need to use the ones included on the CD. >> >> >> This note has recently been added to >> >> http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/HowtoInstallOnOSXTiger >> >> and supports what you have heard (but gives a fix): >> >> <quote> >> With 10.4.3 and Xcode 2.2 (November 10, 2005), several file locations >> have changed. Native extensions won’t build; you can fix this by >> adding symlinks to the old locations. >> sudo ln -s /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/universal-darwin8.0/* /usr/lib/ruby/ >> 1.8/powerpc-darwin8.0 >> </quote> > > > That was my experience, too. I didn''t dig into very far, though -- I > had Rails working on two other Macs with Tiger + rbfixconfig, so I just > uninstalled the 2.2 tools and replaced them with developer tools > package on the Tiger CD. > > Semi-related: I''d vote for compiling Ruby yourself over trying to patch > Apple''s version or Darwin Ports or Fink. (Be careful that your PATH > points to the new install, of course). Both Fink and Darwin Ports are > great for *nix libraries that you may want. GTK for Ruby- Gnome2, say. > But they''re a bit much if all you need is the typical Rails stack.Thanks - I have come round to the same point of view. Ryan Raaum emailed me about how it''s done in Locomotive, which is largely based on DarwinPorts, and advised me to just put the new install at the front of the PATH rather than doing anything to clobber Apple''s version. Interestingly, during the life of this thread (on 1st December) Dan Benjamin, the author of the Hivelogic Narrative, has added specific and up to date instructions for building and installing Ruby, Rails, Lighttpd, FastCGI and MySQL on Tiger: http://hivelogic.com/articles/2005/12/01/ruby_rails_lighttpd_mysql_tiger I found that when I ran into a problem following Ezra''s instructions, and wanted to cross-check. It supersedes Dan''s earlier guidance on setting up Ruby and Rails for FastCGI under Apache. I started with Xcode 2.0, as supplied with Tiger. Dan says Xcode 2.1 is preferable, so I downloaded that during the night, and have been retracing my steps (and seeing that the same problems occur). Will post a full account later. regards Justin> > Scott_______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > >
Justin Forder wrote:> Trevor Squires wrote: > >> >> On 2-Dec-05, at 12:15 PM, Justin Forder wrote: >> >>> I''ve backed up my Mac Mini and taken the "Erase and Install" option >>> on the Tiger upgrade DVD - once that''s complete I''ll install Xcode >>> and then proceed through your instructions. >>> >> >> Hey Justin, >> >> careful with that - I did the same thing and found that my bundled >> iLife software was no-longer available. My panther install media >> wouldn''t install the bundled tools onto the fresh Tiger install. I >> tried (some third-party package unpacking/installing tool that I >> can''t remember the name of) but it didn''t help. >> >> In the end I did a fresh panther install immediately followed by a >> tiger simple upgrade (no archive). >> >> HTH, >> Trevor > > > Trevor - thanks! It''s nice to have so many people watching over me :-) > You are right - I''ve lost the iLife apps.You can also insert the panther 10.3 CD that came with your Mini and select "Install Bundled Software only" - that way you won''t need to install 10.3 first. Jeroen
Jeroen Houben wrote:> Justin Forder wrote: > >> Trevor Squires wrote: >> >>> >>> On 2-Dec-05, at 12:15 PM, Justin Forder wrote: >>> >>>> I''ve backed up my Mac Mini and taken the "Erase and Install" option >>>> on the Tiger upgrade DVD - once that''s complete I''ll install Xcode >>>> and then proceed through your instructions. >>>> >>> >>> Hey Justin, >>> >>> careful with that - I did the same thing and found that my bundled >>> iLife software was no-longer available. My panther install media >>> wouldn''t install the bundled tools onto the fresh Tiger install. I >>> tried (some third-party package unpacking/installing tool that I >>> can''t remember the name of) but it didn''t help. >>> >>> In the end I did a fresh panther install immediately followed by a >>> tiger simple upgrade (no archive). >>> >>> HTH, >>> Trevor >> >> >> >> Trevor - thanks! It''s nice to have so many people watching over me :-) >> You are right - I''ve lost the iLife apps. > > > You can also insert the panther 10.3 CD that came with your Mini and > select "Install Bundled Software only" - that way you won''t need to > install 10.3 first.That''s great... I presumably need to restart to do that? (I''m testing my new install now... must break to go shopping.. will post details later) regards Justin> > Jeroen > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > >
Just so that there''s at least one happy ending on this extended thread,
I''d like to report that I now have Readline, Ruby, Rubygems, Rails,
PCRE, Lighttpd, FastCGI with the Ruby FastCGI bindings, and MySQL with
the Ruby MYSQL native bindings, all installed and running on a clean
reinstallation of Tiger, with current Apple software updates and Xcode
2.1. (Also OSXvnc, which let me drive this from a wireless laptop, and
TextMate.)
Thanks to Ezra for motivating to start again on all this, with his
advice on the list and at
http://brainspl.at/pages/rails_stack
Thanks to Ryan Raaum, who emailed me the recipe he uses for building the
contents of Locomotive, and continued to give advice by email.
Thanks to Dan Benjamin, the narrator of the HiveLogic Narrative, who has
just published full and up to date guidance on building the stack I
outlined above, at
http://hivelogic.com/articles/2005/12/01/ruby_rails_lighttpd_mysql_tiger
I found this when I ran into a couple of problems following Ezra''s
instructions (I''ve emailed Ezra the details - principally, it looks as
if Ezra''s instructions expect readline and OpenSSL to be installed
already).
Dan''s instructions overlap very substantially with Ezra''s, and
I ended
up following them (I flagged some minor points to Dan, and he has
updated the article already). I got everything built and installed
yesterday, ready to test.
This morning it took very little time to show Rails running on Lighttpd,
and then to include MySQL in the combination (this is a "smoke test"
based on Ryan''s Locomotive movie,
http://locomotive.sourceforge.net/images/locomotive_intro.mov
which gives a nice Rails demo in 3 minutes 48 seconds... here I''m doing
the bare minimum to show that all the bits are present and talking to
one another):
(New shell, in home directory)
$ mkdir rails
$ cd rails
$ rails test
$ cd test
$ mate .
(this opens TextMate on the whole Rails project)
(In a separate shell, in home directory)
$ cd rails/test
$ script/server
(the output tells me that lighttpd is being used, and doing ps -ax in
another shell shows me that there''s a process running ruby, executing
public/dispatch.fcgi)
Browse
http://localhost:3000/
and see the Congratulations page.
(Back in the first shell)
$ script/generate controller say hello
Browse http://localhost:3000/say/hello
OK - this shows Lighttpd and Rails are working.
Looks at the logs - all looks fine.
Create db/monkeys.sql :
drop table if exists monkeys;
create table monkeys (
id int not null auto_increment primary key,
name varchar (100) not null
);
$ /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql test -u root -p < db/monkeys.sql
(use the given empty test database...
TODO: add /usr/local/mysql/bin to my PATH
give root a password
create another user for rails apps)
In config/database.yml :
development:
adapter: mysql
database: test
username: root
password:
socket: /tmp/mysql.sock
Restart the server (Ctrl-C and script/server in the other shell)
$ script/generate scaffold Monkey
(server shell shows:
Monkey Columns (0.014769) SHOW FIELDS FROM monkeys
...see the same in development.log)
Browse http://localhost:3000/monkeys/list
It all works!
Thanks also to Jeroen Houben, for starting the thread and for giving
advice about reinstalling the iLife apps on my clean install of the
Tiger upgrade (and thanks to Trevor Squires for warning me I would be
losing them). Finally, thanks to all the other posters for giving advice
about other options.
Justin
Justin Forder wrote:> Jeroen Houben wrote: >[regarding getting the iLife apps back after a clean install of Tiger from an original-version Mac Mini Tiger upgrade DVD]>> >> You can also insert the panther 10.3 CD that came with your Mini and >> select "Install Bundled Software only" - that way you won''t need to >> install 10.3 first. > > That''s great... I presumably need to restart to do that?No restart was needed (strictly in line with what Jeroen wrote). Justin