Update to current Ruby tools

[ploeh]

Very late to the game here, but I was originally drawn to this workshop via @jhannes, whom I met in Kiev where he hosted a dojo.

Now I'd like to host a similar event myself, but I'm having trouble getting the application to run. The fact that I'm on Windows probably doesn't help, but I've previously managed to get other Ruby-based programs running, including my own blog, which is created with Jekyll.

My other big disadvantage is that I'm not a Ruby programmer at all.

I've been asking about some of my issues on Stack Overflow, and I'm currently stuck with this one: http://stackoverflow.com/q/32228794/126014 From the answer provided so far, I understand that the main issue is that the code in the repo isn't compatible with current Ruby tools/dependencies.

If so, would it be possible to update the code base to current Ruby tools, or are there other attempts I can make of getting the current code base up and running?

I realise that this is software provided for free, so I completely understand if this is too big of an effort. On the other hand, if I don't ask, the answer is automatically no... :smile:

[rchatley]

Hi Mark,

the project isn't really under active development, so it does use some older versions of ruby and libraries. If you set up RVM then you should be able to run it with a gemset that includes the older libraries.

I'm not sure about doing that on Windows, but you could run a linux VM under Virtual box or similar.

If we get some spare time soon then we might try to upgrade to current versions, but it's not high on the priority list to be honest...

cheers, Robert

On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 8:15 PM, Mark Seemann [email protected] wrote:

Very late to the game here, but I was originally drawn to this workshop via @jhannes https://github.com/jhannes, whom I met in Kiev where he hosted a dojo http://johannesbrodwall.com/2011/12/18/how-to-start-a-coding-dojo.

Now I'd like to host a similar event myself, but I'm having trouble getting the application to run. The fact that I'm on Windows probably doesn't help, but I've previously managed to get other Ruby-based programs running, including my own blog http://blog.ploeh.dk, which is created with Jekyll.

My other big disadvantage is that I'm not a Ruby programmer at all.

I've been asking about some of my issues on Stack Overflow, and I'm currently stuck with this one: http://stackoverflow.com/q/32228794/126014 From the answer provided so far, I understand that the main issue is that the code in the repo isn't compatible with current Ruby tools/dependencies.

If so, would it be possible to update the code base to current Ruby tools, or are there other attempts I can make of getting the current code base up and running?

I realise that this is software provided for free, so I completely understand if this is too big of an effort. On the other hand, if I don't ask, the answer is automatically no... [image: :smile:]

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/rchatley/extreme_startup/issues/46.

[ploeh]

it's not high on the priority list to be honest.

Understood, and expected.

Can you share any hints about the RVM strategy? Or would it be 'straightforward'?

Thank you for taking the time to respond.

[rchatley]

The RVM docs (https://rvm.io/rvm/install) point to this tutorial http://blog.developwithpassion.com/2012/03/30/installing-rvm-with-cygwin-on-windows/ but I haven't tried it as I'm not a Windows user.

My instinct is that setting up a VM might be a faster route to success - but that's just a hunch.

--Robert

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 11:38 AM, Mark Seemann [email protected] wrote:

it's not high on the priority list to be honest.

Understood, and expected.

Can you share any hints about the RVM strategy? Or would it be 'straightforward'?

Thank you for taking the time to respond.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/rchatley/extreme_startup/issues/46#issuecomment-135376218 .

[ploeh]

Thank you, I'll look into it.