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authorMichael Pearson <mipearson@gmail.com>2011-11-24 10:33:04 +1100
committerMichael Pearson <mipearson@gmail.com>2011-11-24 10:33:04 +1100
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Add step to getting_started to install JS Runtime.
abstrakt on #rubyonrails found that the guide, when followed step by step, does fails at the 'rails server' command due to a lacking JS runtime.
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@@ -250,6 +250,18 @@ $ rails --version
If it says something like "Rails 3.1.1" you are ready to continue.
+h5. Installing a JavaScript Runtime
+
+By default, Rails requires a JavaScript interpreter to compile CoffeeScript to JavaScript.
+
+You can install one by running:
+
+<shell>
+# gem install therubyracer
+</shell>
+
+Or investigate the list of alternatives give by "ExecJS":https://github.com/sstephenson/execjs.
+
h4. Creating the Blog Application
To begin, open a terminal, navigate to a folder where you have rights to create