05.31.08

Installing Merb on Windows is a lot easier!

Posted in Ruby, merb, windows at 7:32 pm by Robert Horvick

It’s been a while since I’ve triedthe Merb-on-Windows-from-scratch so I started from and found that it has gottens a lot easier since the last time I tried.

It’s now a two step process:

1. Install the Ruby One-Click Installer
2. Follow the instructions on at http://merbivore.com/index.html

But for those of you who want the blow-by-blow account…

1. Download Ruby One-Click Installer[ruby186-26.exe]
2. Install - select all defaults.
3. Run “RubyGems Package Manager”
   1. (Start -> All Programs -> Ruby-186-26 -> RubyGems -> RubyGems Package Manager)
   2. this brings up a command window
4. - Execute “gem install merb –include-dependencies”
   1. select “1. ParseTree 2.1.1 (i386-mswin32)”
   2. select “1. mongrel 1.1.5 (x86-mswin32-60)
   3. Wait for 10 minutes or so while the rdoc is installed…
5. Execute: merb-gen app  my_application
6. Execute: cd my_application
7. Execute: merb
   1. wait a few moments for it to start up…
8. open your browser of choice to http://localhost:4000

Success!

I want to extend a major kudos to the folks working on Merb for improving the Merb-on-Windows story so significantly.

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