Guide to getting Ruby on Rails up and running:

1. Install Ruby - `cd /usr/pkgsrc/lang/ruby; bmake install clean` If you alreayd have Ruby 1.8.4 installed (ie `ruby --version` returns 1.8.4) you can skip this step.

2. Obtain and extract RubyGems, Ruby's third-party package manager - `wget 
http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/5207/rubygems-0.8.11.tgz; tar xvfz rubygems-0.8.11.tgz`

3. Install RubyGems - `cd rubygems-0.8.11; ruby setup.rb`

4. Install Rails - `gem install rails` Answer Y to any dependencies.