rails 3.1.0 server bombs - no javascript runtime. Ideas?

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Downloaded & installed RoR 3.1.0. On Windows, no problems.

On Ubuntu, “rails server” bombs out with a missing Javascript runtime. I installed the execjs gem to remedy the problem - no luck.

Ideas?

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execjs is just an intermediary between a javascript runtime and ruby. In general adding therubyracer gem should help you, or installing node.js directly.

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gem ‘therubyracer’

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Hi Brian,

You must install a server site js compiler like node.js or an other solution is adding ‘therubyracer’, ‘>= 0.8.2′ at gemfile

#Install node.js sudo apt-get install python-software-properties sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install nodejs

# Or add therubyracer gem 'therubyracer', '>= 0.8.2'

More info http://www.onurozgurozkan.com/rails-3-1-and-execjsruntimeunavailable-error/

Best Regards.

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Dave, gem 'therubyracer' did the trick. Many thanks to you and everybody else on the thread. /Brian