gistfile1.txt

Xcode
  http://developer.apple.com/technology/xcode.html
    [OR]
  Mac OS X install disc 2

GNU wget
  http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-latest.tar.gz

Git
  http://code.google.com/p/git-osx-installer/

RubyGems
  sudo gem update --system

MySQL
  http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html#macosx-dmg
  sudo env ARCHFLAGS="-arch i386" gem install mysql -- --with-mysql-config=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config

PostgreSQL
  http://www.postgresql.org/download/macosx
  export PATH=/Library/PostgreSQL/8.3/bin:$PATH (IMPORTANT -- so apps can find pg_config)
  gem install postgres
  
Sphinx
  http://sphinxsearch.com/downloads.html
  ./configure --with-pgsql

GNU Aspell
  http://aspell.net/
  gem install raspell

Phusion Passenger (Apache module)
  System Preferences -> Sharing -> enable Web Sharing
  gem install passenger (follow instructions)
  mate /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
  http://github.com/alloy/passengerpane/tree/master
  sudo apachectl graceful (after adding/changing each application entry)

Essential gems
  gem install BlueCloth capistrano haml highline hpricot libxml-ruby mattetti-googlecharts mechanize merb
  mislav-hanna mislav-will_paginate mocha mojombo-grit paperclip radiant rails rdoc RedCloth
  rspactor rspec-rails ruby-debug ruby-openid schacon-git staticmatic thoughtbot-factory_girl wycats-thor ZenTest

CouchDB
  Install Macports to keep your sanity
    export PATH=$PATH:/opt/local/bin
    export MANPATH=$MANPATH:/opt/local/share/man
    export INFOPATH=$INFOPATH:/opt/local/share/info
  port install icu erlang spidermonkey
  svn co http://svn.eu.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/couchdb/trunk CouchDB
  sudo couchdb -> http://localhost:5984/_utils/

gistfile2.txt

# sample .gemrc: github in sources + don't auto-generate docs
--- 
:verbose: true
gem: --no-ri --no-rdoc
:update_sources: true
:sources: 
- http://gems.rubyforge.org
- http://gems.github.com
:backtrace: false
:bulk_threshold: 1000
:benchmark: false