Asp Forum - OT: Mac configuration

nsquared

12/21/2005 3:00:00 PM

I am switching from Windows to Mac specifically for Ruby development.
Can someone give me suggestions for laptop hardware config and favorite
dev software to use on the mac platform.

thanks in advance!

8 Answers

Tim Hunter

12/21/2005 3:39:00 PM

nsquared wrote:
> I am switching from Windows to Mac specifically for Ruby development.
> Can someone give me suggestions for laptop hardware config and favorite
> dev software to use on the mac platform.
>
> thanks in advance!
>
I've been very (make that _extraordinarily_) happy with my 15" G4
Powerbook, 1Gb RAM, 1.67Ghz. Using TextMate or vim (depending on my
mood). If you plan on doing any C development you'll need to install the
XCode tools from the install DVD.

Rich Morin

12/21/2005 5:19:00 PM

At 12:42 AM +0900 12/22/05, Timothy Hunter wrote:
>If you plan on doing any C development you'll need
>to install the XCode tools from the install DVD.

Actually, the XCode package contains lots more than
XCode. Unless you're disk-limited, just load it!

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Tim Hammerquist

12/21/2005 6:48:00 PM

nsquared <tim@collectiveintellect.com> wrote:
> I am switching from Windows to Mac specifically for Ruby
> development. Can someone give me suggestions for laptop
> hardware config and favorite dev software to use on the mac
> platform.

Hardware: Aluminum Powerbook G4 15".

Software:
The dev tools include Xcode, gcc4, an X server that works well
with Aqua, and lots of other stuff. Don't forget to load it!
Xcode I've never used personally, but gcc and the X11 have
proven priceless.

Ruby comes pre-installed with the base system.

Vim.app with +ruby from http://...

Tim Hammerquist

Logan Capaldo

12/21/2005 8:14:00 PM

On Dec 21, 2005, at 1:52 PM, Tim Hammerquist wrote:

> Ruby comes pre-installed with the base system.

Just be careful, many Mac users prefer to install Ruby from source
because Apple's build is "broken" in some senses (pack's endian stuff
is mixed up) and non-standard in others. (ruby.h header and some
friends are in a non-standard place).

Tim Hammerquist

12/21/2005 9:00:00 PM

Logan Capaldo <logancapaldo@gmail.com> wrote:
> Tim Hammerquist wrote:
> > Ruby comes pre-installed with the base system.
>
> Just be careful, many Mac users prefer to install Ruby from
> source because Apple's build is "broken" in some senses
> (pack's endian stuff is mixed up) and non-standard in others.
> (ruby.h header and some friends are in a non-standard place).

penryu@kotoko:~>% type -a ruby
ruby is /usr/bin/ruby
ruby is /opt/local/bin/ruby

Yeah, I ran into some issues myself. But the problem is well
documented and a solution easily found if the OP runs into any
of these issues. Hell, half the RoR docs I've found take
a proactive approach and say "might as well replace it *before*
you have any problems."

> --Apple-Mail-2-122512390--

Just be careful. Apple Mail is "broken" in some senses and
non-standard in others. :) (I'm still waiting for external
editor support...)

(I use Mail.app for all my personal correspondence. But I can't
live without a nice (mutt|slrn)+vim combo for lists/groups.)

Cheers!
Tim Hammerquist

nsquared

12/23/2005 6:46:00 AM

Thanks for all the info. New Mac arrives next week!

Tim Hammerquist wrote:
> Logan Capaldo <logancapaldo@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Tim Hammerquist wrote:
> > > Ruby comes pre-installed with the base system.
> >
> > Just be careful, many Mac users prefer to install Ruby from
> > source because Apple's build is "broken" in some senses
> > (pack's endian stuff is mixed up) and non-standard in others.
> > (ruby.h header and some friends are in a non-standard place).
>
> penryu@kotoko:~>% type -a ruby
> ruby is /usr/bin/ruby
> ruby is /opt/local/bin/ruby
>
> Yeah, I ran into some issues myself. But the problem is well
> documented and a solution easily found if the OP runs into any
> of these issues. Hell, half the RoR docs I've found take
> a proactive approach and say "might as well replace it *before*
> you have any problems."
>
> > --Apple-Mail-2-122512390--
>
> Just be careful. Apple Mail is "broken" in some senses and
> non-standard in others. :) (I'm still waiting for external
> editor support...)
>
> (I use Mail.app for all my personal correspondence. But I can't
> live without a nice (mutt|slrn)+vim combo for lists/groups.)
>
> Cheers!
> Tim Hammerquist

Jung

12/23/2005 3:03:00 PM

I like using either...
jEdit ( http://www.... ) with the Ruby plugin (
http://jedit... ).
Smultron ( http://smultron.source... ).

jEdit works for all platforms, so if you use a lot of different
operating systems that seems to be the way to go.

On 12/23/05, nsquared <tim@collectiveintellect.com> wrote:
> Thanks for all the info. New Mac arrives next week!
>
> Tim Hammerquist wrote:
> > Logan Capaldo <logancapaldo@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Tim Hammerquist wrote:
> > > > Ruby comes pre-installed with the base system.
> > >
> > > Just be careful, many Mac users prefer to install Ruby from
> > > source because Apple's build is "broken" in some senses
> > > (pack's endian stuff is mixed up) and non-standard in others.
> > > (ruby.h header and some friends are in a non-standard place).
> >
> > penryu@kotoko:~>% type -a ruby
> > ruby is /usr/bin/ruby
> > ruby is /opt/local/bin/ruby
> >
> > Yeah, I ran into some issues myself. But the problem is well
> > documented and a solution easily found if the OP runs into any
> > of these issues. Hell, half the RoR docs I've found take
> > a proactive approach and say "might as well replace it *before*
> > you have any problems."
> >
> > > --Apple-Mail-2-122512390--
> >
> > Just be careful. Apple Mail is "broken" in some senses and
> > non-standard in others. :) (I'm still waiting for external
> > editor support...)
> >
> > (I use Mail.app for all my personal correspondence. But I can't
> > live without a nice (mutt|slrn)+vim combo for lists/groups.)
> >
> > Cheers!
> > Tim Hammerquist
>
>
>

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Dave Howell

12/23/2005 5:56:00 PM

On Dec 21, 2005, at 10:18, Rich Morin wrote:

> At 12:42 AM +0900 12/22/05, Timothy Hunter wrote:
>> If you plan on doing any C development you'll need
>> to install the XCode tools from the install DVD.
>
> Actually, the XCode package contains lots more than
> XCode. Unless you're disk-limited, just load it!

Agreed. LOTS of little tools and widgets get installed. GetFile and
SetFile, the Property List Editor, the Rez tools, CpMac and MvMac, icon
tools, and other things.

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