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From: Nick Hird on 13 Mar 2010 19:23 I am kinda new to ruby and new to ruby on rails. I originally had 1.9.1 installed but that caused errors when trying to install gems and compile them. I then installed 1.8.6 and then that has errors when trying to use postgresql. What version is the best to install on a windows machine where gems install and work and databases seem to work correctly? I am running Windows 7. Is there a huge difference between 1.9.1 and 1.8.7 and 1.8.6? Its kinda confusing for a person new to rails and ruby. I am still teaching myself ruby so maybe i should just grab the best version for that then worry about rails. Thanks, --Nick
From: Walton Hoops on 13 Mar 2010 21:16 On 3/13/2010 5:23 PM, Nick Hird wrote: > I am kinda new to ruby and new to ruby on rails. I originally had > 1.9.1 installed but that caused errors when trying to install gems and > compile them. I then installed 1.8.6 and then that has errors when > trying to use postgresql. What version is the best to install on a > windows machine where gems install and work and databases seem to work > correctly? I am running Windows 7. Is there a huge difference between > 1.9.1 and 1.8.7 and 1.8.6? Its kinda confusing for a person new to > rails and ruby. I am still teaching myself ruby so maybe i should just > grab the best version for that then worry about rails. > Thanks, > --Nick > > I use 1.9.1 on my Windows 7 install without problem. Make sure to use the installer from http://rubyinstaller.org/. If you want to install gems you'll probably also want to download and install the devkit from the same page (it's very simple). I recommend 1.9 for new projects as thats the newest version and 1.8.7 will eventually fall out of support. Depending on what libraries you need you may have to go to 1.8.7 though, as some still have not been updated for 1.9. Good luck!
From: Brian Candler on 15 Mar 2010 05:51
Nick Hird wrote: > I am kinda new to ruby and new to ruby on rails. I originally had > 1.9.1 installed but that caused errors when trying to install gems and > compile them. I then installed 1.8.6 and then that has errors when > trying to use postgresql. What version is the best to install on a > windows machine where gems install and work and databases seem to work > correctly? I am running Windows 7. Is there a huge difference between > 1.9.1 and 1.8.7 and 1.8.6? Its kinda confusing for a person new to > rails and ruby. I am still teaching myself ruby so maybe i should just > grab the best version for that then worry about rails. I'd suggest 1.8.7, since the vast majority of 1.8.6 code runs happily under 1.8.7, and 1.8.7 is the minimum which will be required for Rails 3. By staying away from 1.9 you'll avoid a lot of headaches from libraries which have not been modified to be 1.9-compatible - and 1.9 is still changing anyway. That's unless you want to be involved in the development and testing of those libraries. One day, the situation may be reversed. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. |