![]() MacPorts requires an appropriate version of xcode xcode_5.1.1.dmg is the most recent version for Mavericks. all my installations, but also the various versions of ruby installations that are necessary to use the gems I want. Not me.īrewinistas enthusiasm notwithstanding, the homebrew package manager has growing pains typical of an immature package management solution. IMO, ruby is broken, someone's going to have to pull it out and get it neatly reeled in for it to be fixed, and I'm just not up to it. ruby is really starting to chafe, because while the support information might be out there, it is looking more and more like a fishing reel that has birdnested. ![]() Ruby was once quite easy to use, but now, the number of versions that necessarily need to be supported are legion, and gem developers sometimes force you to install a new version of ruby at some other version when you already have a perfectly good ruby installation! Grr. But you can install multiple versions of ruby, and you'll definately need a ruby version manager if you intend to use lots of gems. Most rubiers will tell you don't even bother useing the ruby that ships with OS X. Do not try to remove the version of ruby that ships with OS X or update or upgrade it unless with App Store/Software Update/softwareupdate. You can't assume that the version of ruby built-into OS X is compatible with any gems you want to use.
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