Jim Freeze wrote:

>For MySQL, I used the dmg. That was easy and it even gives you a control
>panel to shutdown and restart the server.
>  
>
To be fair, I used the dmg for MySQL. I tried DarwinPorts, but could not 
get mysql_install to run (or whatever it's called -- I forget).

For ruby and rubygems, I used DarwinPorts. (Also for graphicsmagick.)

For everything else, I used rubygems.

Devin
YMMV.