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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Alpha : Ready for early adopters
INSTALLATION PREREQUISITES
--------------------------
-This requires Ruby 2.x, as the RPC API surface uses keyword args.
+This requires Ruby 2.1, as the RPC API surface uses keyword args.
QUICK - INSTALL
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ QUICK - INSTALL
- Clone this repository.
- Follow the instructions in [INSTALL](../../INSTALL) to install the gRPC C core.
+- If you don't have Ruby 2.1 installed, switch to the more detailed instructions below
- Use bundler to install
```sh
$ # from this directory
@@ -35,16 +36,18 @@ $ cd ../..
$ make && sudo make install
```
-- Install Ruby 2.x. Consider doing this with [RVM](http://rvm.io), it's a nice way of controlling
+- Install Ruby 2.1. Consider doing this with [RVM](http://rvm.io), it's a nice way of controlling
the exact ruby version that's used.
```sh
$ command curl -sSL https://rvm.io/mpapis.asc | gpg --import -
-$ \curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --ruby
+$ \curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --ruby=ruby-2.1
$
$ # follow the instructions to ensure that your're using the latest stable version of Ruby
$ # and that the rvm command is installed
```
+- Make sure your run `source $HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm` as instructed to complete the set up of RVM
+
- Install [bundler](http://bundler.io/)
```
$ gem install bundler
@@ -52,9 +55,9 @@ $ gem install bundler
- Finally, install the gRPC gem locally.
```sh
-$ cd <install_dir>
-$ bundle install
-$ rake # compiles the extension, runs the unit tests, see rake -T for other options
+$ # from this directory
+$ bundle install # creates the ruby bundle, including building the grpc extension
+$ rake # runs the unit tests, see rake -T for other options
```
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