Installing Ruby on Snow Leopard

Thanks to my helpers at Google and Hive Logic, I was able to install Ruby on Snow Leopard.

It amazes me that so many Rubyists use the Mac, because it’s always a pain in the neck to get it set up right. You have to decide whether to use the stock version, or one from the MacPorts or Fink package managers. Note that your answer doesn’t just need to address Ruby but also the RubyGems extension library system. The problem with a black box is you have to trust the people who boxed it up.

Alternatively, you can just install from source, per the above instructions.

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