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Installing on Mac OS X
These instructions are for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
Install Homebrew and then come back here.
To install build tools, you need to download and install Xcode. It's a large download; it also comes on your OS X DVD.
To install MySQL, run the following:
brew install mysql
Install the MySQL Preference Pane to control the MySQL daemon easily. Alternatively, you can run
sudo mysqladmin start
from Terminal to start the MySQL server.
To install ImageMagick, run the following:
brew install imagemagick
To install Git, run the following:
brew install git
To install Redis, run the following:
brew install redis
RubyGems comes preinstalled. However, you might need to update it for use with the latest Bundler. To update RubyGems, run
sudo gem update --system
To install Bundler, run the following:
sudo gem install bundler
Congrats! You have all your dependencies installed. Go back to Installing and Running Diaspora.
Now, go back to Installing and Running Diaspora to continue with the installation.