From: Jonas Hartmann <Mail@...>
Date: 2006-09-17T02:09:43+09:00
Subject: Re: What Version of rail/ruby?

Victor Reyes wrote:
> Hello Forum,
> I would like to play and learn Rails with Ruby
> I heard of the so called Ruby on Rails.
> I recently purchased two ruby/rail books: Rails Recipes (Pragmatic
> Programmers) and Ruby for Rails: Ruby Techniques for Rails Developers.
> 
> I installed Ruby 1.8.5 under Windows/XP and under AIX 5.3. However, I now
> would like to installed Rails.

Get 1.8.4 as far as I know 1.8.5 has some minor changes that breaks 
current stable rails. I just read it somewhere but forgot. I hope I 
dont tell crap here.

Get latest rails.

I dont know how to install under windows xp or AIX. AIX is some IBM 
Unix derivate as far as I remember.

I used this guide to install it under OS X 10.4
http://hivelogic.com/articles/2005/12/01/ruby_rails_lighttpd_mysql_tiger

it might help you too cause many things might be simliar and the guide 
compiles things from sources anyway. You ll need GCC (I guess 4.0 will 
do it best) though.

> The problem is that I am not sure if the current version of Rails (whatever
> that is) is compatible with Ruby 1.8.5.
> Can anyone tell me the best approach to combine Ruby and Rails together?
1.8.4 ruby and 1.16 rails works fine.

> Is there a one-click installer of both?
Maybe for windows.

Regards
  Jonas