I wouldn't install rails on a windows box. That's like mixing acid and base together. Forget it. Use Linux. Even I said I have a Linux VM. Try PowerShell ISE v

I wouldn't install rails on a windows box. That's like mixing acid and base together. Forget it. Use Linux. Even I said I have a Linux VM. Try PowerShell ISE v3 if you want a shell for windows. That's actually a pretty scary powerful bit of kit: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/4667.windows-powershell-ise-v3-0-now-with-extra-awesome.aspx http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/4... I think you are trying to hammer a nail in with a screwdriver by expecting it to be the same. Embrace the platform's strengths, not try turning it into UNIX and whinge when it doesn't work. OSX POSIX Certified? That means typically "buggy as fuck but the API is complete". That's as far as the certification goes. They couldn't even get rename(2) to behave properly for about 8 years. Google it. So many little bugs like that shot me for ages. That and the fact the whole damn CPU architecture changed one day.