Fixing MySQL for Rails 2.2 Development on Mac OS X
Oh what trouble Rails 2.2 and MySQL (on Mac OS X) can be. Rails, as of version >= 2.2, no longer comes bundled with the MySQL adapter. This means you'll need to install it yourself, but it appears that the gem for installing it is also broken.
This will ...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
named_scope in Rails
Take advantage of the named_scope method in your models and make find queries simple and beautiful!
#app/models/comment.rb
class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :post
named_scope :pending, :conditions => ["pending = ?", true]
named_scope :...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
JSON::GeneratorError: only generation of JSON objects or arrays allowed
If you run into this error message try switching to an earlier version of ExecJs.
JSON::GeneratorError: only generation of JSON objects or arrays allowed
# Gemfile
gem 'execjs', '~> 1.4'
gem 'coffee-script'
gem 'sass'
...
Written by Sean Behan on 08/22/2013
Using sendmail to send mail on ubuntu box
I normally install postfix for my MTA. However, I've never really used sendmail so I'd decide to give it a whirl for a new application I'm working on. I don't use it for anything but handling the mail that the application needs to send out, like new user ...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
How to Copy and Paste to/from the Global Register with Tmux on Mac OS X
Using the system clipboard with tmux on OS X is broken. I really like tmux but having copy and paste is kind of important for me. Here is my attempt to get it back with a simple bash script until I find something better. The approach is to take a named pi...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
