I ran into a bit of a problem with the standard documentation regarding the removal of an index by way of a ruby on rails migration… at least with some of the old data living out on the web. My initial searches produced an incorrect method: remove_index :table_name, :named_index The correct method is: remove_index :table_name, [...]
I use a lot of vi in writing ruby code. I’ve seen TextMate and wondered if such a beast exists for Linux… well, it does. It’s in the form of a ruby project called RedCar. I started down the path of installing it but couldn’t find instructions for Fedora and was running into problems getting the debian/ubuntu instructions to fly. That’s why this is here. If I ever have to do this again I’ll be glad I put these instructions here. I’ve done what I can to get this up and running in a clear way but your mileage may vary (YMMV).
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