Install Flux on MacOS (Lion)

Install MySQL 5.1.59

Download MySQL 5.1.59 server (.dmg). Note mysql gem does not work for MySql 5.5.x release (see bug)!
Install .dmg file
Add reference to /usr/local/mysql/bin to PATH in .profile
Create sock file touch /tmp/mysql.sock
Start server with sudo mysqld_safe &

Change MySQL root password. Replace pw whith a better one.

mysql -u root
mysql> set password for 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('pw');
mysql> set password for 'root'@'127.0.0.1' = PASSWORD('pw');
mysql> set password for 'root'@'silver.local' = PASSWORD('pw');
mysql> exit

Create database and user for that database. Replace pw with a better one.

mysql -u root -p mysql
mysql> create database flux_production;
mysql> create database flux_development;
mysql> grant all privileges on flux_production.* to 'peter'@'localhost' identified by 'pw';
mysql> grant all privileges on flux_development.* to 'peter'@'localhost' identified by 'pw';
mysql> exit
mysql> mysql -u peter -p'pw' flux_development
mysql> exit

Install ruby gems

Install rails

$ sudo gem update --system
$ sudo gem install -v="2.3.14" rails

Install MySQL gem

$ sudo gem install mysql

Install other dependent gems

$ sudo gem install mysql
$ gem install rdoc
$ sudo rake gems:install

Install mongrel_rails

$ sudo gem install mongrel

Install ImageScience

Install using Homebrew, MacPorts, fink or similar.

$ brew install freeimage
$ sudo gem install image_science

See image_science

Migrate flux database

$ rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV="production"
$ rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV="development"

Start Flux Application

sudo mongrel_rails start

Go to http://localhost:3000/main