Installing manually+instant rails

Get the sample application working
   notes: put instant rails somewhere with a short directory name-- like C:/ruby
     default windows unzip had trouble, 7zip worked; this is documented on instant rails site.

Unzip wagn into rails_apps directory

Open an explorer window to the config/ directory inside the wagn app.

  copy sample_wagn.rb to wagn.rb
  copy sample_database.yml  to database.yml

Open a command prompt:
   In dialogue under: I-icon -> RailsApplications->Manage Rails Applications.
   click 'Create new rails app' -- this opens a command prompt in rails_apps with proper path etc.

At the command prompt:
  gem install json_pure
  gem install ruby-openid       #note '-' not '_'
  gem install cached_model

  cd wagn-X.X.X
  rake db:create
  rake db:migrate

Now you can 'Start with mongrel' from the RailsApplications dialogue.

this works, but last time the gem install took *FOREVER*. newer versions of gems fix the problem I think but that doesn't help instant rails.

  --Lewis Hoffman.....Wed Dec 31 14:33:55 -0800 2008