This requires Ruby 2.1, as the gRPC API surface uses keyword args.
This requires Ruby 2.1, as the gRPC API surface uses keyword args.
If you don't have that installed locally, you can use [RVM](https://www.rvm.io/) to use Ruby 2.1 for testing without upgrading the version of Ruby on your whole system.
If you don't have that installed locally, you can use [RVM](https://www.rvm.io/) to use Ruby 2.1 for testing without upgrading the version of Ruby on your whole system.
RVM is also useful if you don't have the necessary privileges to update your system's Ruby.
$ # follow the instructions to ensure that your're using the latest stable version of Ruby
$ # follow the instructions to ensure that your're using the latest stable version of Ruby
$ # and that the rvm command is installed
$ # and that the rvm command is installed
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- Make sure your run `source $HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm` as instructed to complete the set up of RVM
- *N.B*Make sure your run `source $HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm` as instructed to complete the set-up of RVM.
INSTALL
INSTALL
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- Clone this repository.
- Clone this repository.
- Follow the instructions in [INSTALL](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/INSTALL) to install the gRPC C core.
- Follow the instructions in [INSTALL](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/INSTALL) to install the gRPC C core.
- *Temporary* Install the full gRPC distribution from source on your local machine and update path: in [Gemfile](https://github.com/grpc/grpc-common/blob/master/ruby/Gemfile) to refer src/ruby within it.
- *Temporary*
- this is necessary until the gRPC ruby gem is published
- Install the full gRPC distribution from source on your local machine
- Build gRPC Ruby as described in [installing from source](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/src/ruby/README.md#installing-from-source)
- update `path:` in [Gemfile](https://github.com/grpc/grpc-common/blob/master/ruby/Gemfile) to refer to src/ruby within the gRPC directory
- N.B: these steps are necessary until the gRPC ruby gem is published