RVM Snow Leopard

[Ken Foust]

I just put in a new disk and I would like to install rvm in
/usr/local/rvm. On my old disk I was able to do this by installing ruby
1.9.2dev and then installing the rvm gem. The install script in rvm
want to put it in my home directory. I did install it there and then
did a mv .rvm /usr/local/rvm and got it over there.

I have tried setting a path in my .profile to no avail. I changed the
addon by wayne to the following which did not help yet
# Load RVM source
if [[ -s "/usr/local/rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] ; then source
"/usr/local/rvm/scripts/rvm" ; fi
# Enable Tab Completion in RVM
[[ -r /usr/local/rvm//scripts/completion ]] && source
/usr/local/rvm/scripts/completion

when I open a new shell is says $rvm_path is not set. rvm cannot
load.

I am trying to avoid installing ruby to /usr/local and trying to keep
all the rubies at /usr/local/rvm/rubies

By chance does anyone out there have a clue as how I can accomplish
this.
I suppose I could install ruby and then the gem and then remove the
install of ruby but this seems a bit trying for what should be a
relative simple installation.

thanks

 

[Chuck Remes]

I just put in a new disk and I would like to install rvm in
/usr/local/rvm. On my old disk I was able to do this by installing ruby
1.9.2dev and then installing the rvm gem. The install script in rvm
want to put it in my home directory. I did install it there and then
did a mv .rvm /usr/local/rvm and got it over there.

I have tried setting a path in my .profile to no avail. I changed the
addon by wayne to the following which did not help yet
# Load RVM source
if [[ -s "/usr/local/rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] ; then source
"/usr/local/rvm/scripts/rvm" ; fi
# Enable Tab Completion in RVM
[[ -r /usr/local/rvm//scripts/completion ]] && source
/usr/local/rvm/scripts/completion

when I open a new shell is says $rvm_path is not set. rvm cannot
load.

I am trying to avoid installing ruby to /usr/local and trying to keep
all the rubies at /usr/local/rvm/rubies

By chance does anyone out there have a clue as how I can accomplish
this.
I suppose I could install ruby and then the gem and then remove the
install of ruby but this seems a bit trying for what should be a
relative simple installation.

I don't have a full answer for your problem, but I do have a suggestion.

There is no need to install 1.9.2-dev (or any ruby) to get rvm installed. OSX ships with a ruby interpreter already installed in /usr/bin which can be used for installs.

Also, the recommended way to install rvm is via git. See http://rvm.beginrescueend.com/rvm/install/.

If you want to avoid installing it, there is also a tarball available for installation. Neither git nor the tarball method require any ruby interpreter at all.

cr

 

[Ken Foust]

Chuck Remes wrote:
thanks chuck,

The git does not seem to work. I downloaded the tarball but it still
want to install in my home directory.
do you know if I can install with a flag to usr/local.

I suppose I could use usr/bin to install the gem but then i believe it
would still go to my home dir or usr/bin.

if I could just figure out how to set the rvm_path to usr/local all this
my work. enclosed is my .profile which does not get it done

#export
PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:usr/local/bin/ruby:/usr/local/mysql/bin:/opt/subversion/bin:$PATH"
#export
PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/mysql/bin/$GROOVY_HOME/bin:$GRAILS_HOME/#binpt/subversion/bin:$PATH"

#export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/Home
#export GROOVY_HOME=/usr/local/groovy-1.7.2
#export GRAILS_HOME=/usr/local/grails-1.3.1

#//export PATH=$GROOVY_HOME/bin:$GRAILS_HOME/bin:$PATH
export
PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/mysql/bin:/opt/subversion/bin:$PATH"

#export
PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/rvm/scripts:/usr/local/mysql/bin:/opt/subversion/bin:$PATH"

# Load RVM source
if [[ -s "/usr/local/rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] ; then source
"/usr/local/rvm/scripts/rvm" ; fi
# Enable Tab Completion in RVM
[[ -r /usr/local/rvm//scripts/completion ]] && source
/usr/local/rvm/scripts/completion

 

[Chuck Remes]

Chuck Remes wrote:
thanks chuck,

The git does not seem to work. I downloaded the tarball but it still
want to install in my home directory.
do you know if I can install with a flag to usr/local.

I suppose I could use usr/bin to install the gem but then i believe it
would still go to my home dir or usr/bin.

if I could just figure out how to set the rvm_path to usr/local all this
my work. enclosed is my .profile which does not get it done

Try asking for help in the #rvm irc channel on freenode.net. The author of rvm hangs out in there all day and can probably help. There are dozens of other helpful folks in there too.

cr

 

[Ken Foust]

Ken Foust wrote:
well I just bit the bullet and put it in my home directory.
so it works and all is well

thanks