From: Jeremy McAnally <jeremymcanally@...>
Date: 2008-04-30T04:36:37+09:00
Subject: Re: rails is a mess!

Did you actually install the oniguruma C library?  That's probably
your first problem.

--Jeremy

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 3:18 PM, jOhn <netcam@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have to say that rails is such a mess right now.  Notta working and it
>  sucks.  I would prefer slower build out to failed stuff.
>
>  Oniguruma does not work on ruby v1.8.6 and gem install oniguruma fails, and
>  compile workarounds fail as well.
>
>  Also, ruby v1.8.6 and support for an older rails (v1.1.6) fails which is
>  required for my project.  Used to work fine, but now I get tons of bugs like
>  the 'require_gem' vs. 'gem' and the total failure of REXML (which is
>  inexplicable).
>
>  REXML fails on ruby v1.8.6 due to NoMethodError "private method 'gsub'
>  called for true:TrueClass" ??
>
>  The newer RubyGems v1.1.1 is a hack-a-mess and seems to break all.
>
>  Aaarrrgh I need to do django and move away from this crappery.  I really
>  like ruby but rails not so much.
>



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