Brief checklist for setting up a new Mac (Mountain Lion) for ruby development

Ruby Checklist

# Setting up Ruby development environment for a new Mac
Install Xcode from the App store.
Install Command Line Tools from XCode
Install Homebrew
  Run `brew doctor` at each stage of an install
  You may have to reorder the path priority in /etc/paths
Install Git
  `brew install git`
Configure Git
  `config --global user.name "Your Name"`
  `config --global user.email "your@email.com"`
Install RVM
  Get the latest from https://rvm.io/rvm/install/#explained
  `rvm requirements`
  Install the version of ruby you want to start with `rvm install 1.8.7` on a new system this will install dependencies into homebrew which can be verified with `brew list`

# Optional and Recommended
DiffMerge
  http://twobitlabs.com/2011/08/install-diffmerge-git-mac-os-x/



To have launchd start beanstalk at login:
    ln -sfv /usr/local/opt/beanstalk/*.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents
Then to load beanstalk now:
    launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.beanstalk.plist
Or, if you don't want/need launchctl, you can just run:
    beanstalkd