`script/osx_dev` script is pretty broken

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The script/osx_dev script is experiencing issues. shoshber has encountered several problems, including:

joffreyjaffeux has acknowledged the issues and plans to update the guide in the future. Meanwhile, sam has removed the quick setup, suggesting that users can opt for a “long setup” due to the varying personal preferences on OSX. An alternative ultra-quick setup using Docker is available: https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-install-discourse-for-development-using-docker/102009.

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Problems I’ve run into so far:

  • Brewfile is broken (Brewfile is out-of-date?)
  • apple-gcc42 doesn’t work past Mavericks
  • It forces an installation and use of ruby 2.0.0, but rails requires version >= 2.2.2 (this is in the output: ERROR: Error installing rails: activesupport requires Ruby version >= 2.2.2.)
  • It requires bundle to be installed but doesn’t install it (or mention it in the documentation)

I was following instructions here: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/DEVELOPMENT-OSX-NATIVE.md

And as a side note, I still haven’t managed to install discourse.

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I think @j.jaffeux looked at this recently?

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Hi @shoshber I will update the guide in the future. No ETA yet.

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Sorry it has take us so long, most of us are simply not using the quick setup so I have removed it.

I think it is kind of fair to require a “long setup” from people on osx cause so much personal taste is at play.

For ultra quick setups we have: