Setting ZSH_DISABLE_COMPFIX=true in .zshrc doesn't work - homebrew

I need to disable the zsh's COMPFIX process to suppress the following warning I see every time I open a terminal window:
zsh compinit: insecure directories and files, run compaudit for list.
The cause of the warning is not the issue here; I have two admin users on the same Macbook who both need to use homebrew. When files in /usr/local have group read/write privileges rather than single user privileges, the COMPFIX process flags them as insecure.
Other solutions suggest adding ZSH_DISABLE_COMPFIX=true to the top of my .zshrc file. I have done this and I still see the error. There are multiple .zshrc-like files in my home directory, including .zshrc.pre-oh-my-zsh and .zshrc~, and have tried adding ZSH_DISABLE_COMPFIX=true to each of these too, without success.
How can I successfully turn off this warning?

Try to add it at the beginning of the .zshrc file,
before sourcing oh-my-zsh
and put it in quotes like: ZSH_DISABLE_COMPFIX="true"

You likley just need to place true in quotes like so:
ZSH_DISABLE_COMPFIX="true"
Then reload your zsh settings with source ~/.zshrc

I had to add ZSH_DISABLE_COMPFIX="true" to my z.sh file (with or without quotes worked). Adding it to .zshrc file gave me an error message.

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Updated my path and now my program can't find my gems

I was having some trouble installing the gem libv8. Apparently I need to have python installed. I installed Python and was attempting to update my path with command from another forum:
SET PATH=C:[Ruby Directory]\bin;C:[Python Directory]
or in my case:
SET PATH=C:\Ruby192\bin;C:\Python27
I am not strong with paths and I can't figure out what I did. Now my environment can't find my Ruby directory.
Can someone explain what I did and how I might fix it?
That is most likely because your PATH variable already had a bunch of stuff that you simply throwed away with that line:
echo %PATH%
# a bunch of stuff
SET PATH=C:\Ruby192\bin;C:\Python27
echo %PATH%
# C:\Ruby192\bin;C:\Python27
You can try to append to it instead instead:
set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Ruby192\bin;C:\Python27
echo %PATH%
# a bunch of stuff plus C:\Ruby192\bin;C:\Python27
This change will be avalid for your terminal session only. Closing it and open again should restore the default path. If you need to make it permanent, you need to change your path throught the windows (for example, following this instructions)

Ruby on Rails Tutorial - 5.26 - Sublime Text "Unable to Save" new file "spec/support/utilities.rb"

I am using Sublime Text 2 while following Michael Hartl's Ruby on Rails Tutorial.
The specific portion of the tutorial to which I am referring can be found at http://ruby.railstutorial.org/book/ruby-on-rails-tutorial (ctrl+F "Listing 5.26").
I am able to create the spec/support file. However, when trying to create the spec/support/utilities.rb file, I receive the message "Unable to save ~/rails_projects/sample_app/spec/support/utilities.rb".
Does anyone know why this might be?
Someone on the Sublime Text forum seems to have had the exact same problem: http://www.sublimetext.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8570&p=36922#p36922
This issue sounds like it's a result of incorrect permissions or ownership of the folder. Change directories (cd) so you're outside of the folder where you're creating the .rb file and type:
ls -l
This terminal command lists the permissions attached to all files/folders in that directory. If "root" is listed as the folder owner, change its owner by typing:
sudo chown YOUR_COMP_USER_NAME FOLDER_NAME/
You should now be able to save files from inside that folder.
To diagnose this, first find out if it's an issue in Sublime or your file system:
Does that file already exist? Try looking for it on your file system (not using Sublime).
Verify that you have permission to write to that file. Use "ls -la" on the command line to show the file permissions.
Are you able to create and/or save that file using any different editor, for example TextMate, or Notepad?
The following sublime plugin fixed the Unable to save... bug
https://gist.github.com/3779601
The folder spec/support doesn't exist, and sublime won't create the missing folder, so it errors.
You just need to make the spec/support folder , then sublime will save the file.
I also highly recommend installing the AdvancedNewFile plugin ( Video of it action thanks to Jeffrey Way and NetTuts+ ) , which you can grab straight from Package Control.
It creates files, parent folders if needed, and if you try to create a file that already exists, it opens it instead.
This can happen if you are trying to create the file within a directory that does not currently exist. For ex. I was unable to save
~/rails_projects/sample_app/app/views/shared/_error_messages.html.erb
via the "subl" command from the Terminal because I was missing /shared/ folder. Hope that helps.
so #knice almost had it, I ran into the same problem with permission when starting my first rails project on mavericks.
as mentioned if you run ls -l you'll see your folder / files listed with their permissions
I solved this by changing ownership recursively with the following command from outside my project directory
sudo chown -Rv <your_username> <your_path_and_foldername>
for example if you're in your folder in terminal you should cd .. and then
sudo chown -Rv username ruby_proj/
the -R is for recursive meaning it will apply to all files and folder contained within the folder you specified, and the v after just produces verbose output, showing you which folder and file permissions have been changed.
Hope that helps someone else.

How to see vimrc files used during startup

I've moved my vimrc file out of the home directory to pathogenize the setup, but it looks like my vim is still picking up a redundant vimrc file that I made somewhere. Is there some variable in vim that I can echo that'll show what files were used during startup?
:scriptnames lists all sourced script names, in the order they were first sourced.
Look for the $MYVIMRC variable:
:echo $MYVIMRC
After starting vim, you can type
:set runtimepath
See the docs here: http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/options.html#'runtimepath'
I don't think #skinp's answer is necessarily sufficient. the runtimepath variable is the very definition of all places vim looks
Additionaly, you can launch Vim with
$ vim --startuptime filename
which should write a list of loaded scripts (including vimrc) and their respective processing time to file filename.

.bash_profile on Mac OS X Leopard breaks Rails?

I am relatively new to dealing with command line issues, compiling programs, and UNIX. Coming from a PHP background, I just fired off MAMP and never worried about this kind of stuff.
I am diving into Rails, and running into some issues. I tried to create a .bash_profile in my home directory to create some shortcuts for myself. I added /usr/local/git/bin to my .profile file, but it seems to have no effect on my PATH variable inside a new terminal window (i.e. it only lasts the session).
The .bash_profile seemed to persist across logins, but once I had that setup, Rails stopped working as expected! I would run rails server in my application's root directory, and Rails would create a new app called 'server' with another directory tree inside my existing app. It does this even with an empty .bash_profile. But I delete the .bash_profile, and everything works like normal.
I am in over my head here - I have very little understanding of how this all works. Any advice on where to look? Or am I missing something obvious?
Post what you added to your .bash_profile. To pre-pend something to your path the syntax is:
export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH
to append you swap the "/usr/local/bin" and $PATH
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
After you make changes to your .bash_profile you can make them available in the current terminal session by running source .bash_profile. Then if you run echo $PATH you can see the updated PATH. You should try running rails --version in your different configurations to see if the version is changing. That may account for your odd behavior.
also checkout:
path-helper as extend PATH is sooo 2010

.gemrc file specification

I searched everywhere to find the .gemrc file specification but I haven't succeed.
Does anyone know where I can find it?
gem looks for a configuration file .gemrc in your home directory, although you can specify another file on the command-line if you wish (with the --config-file modifier).
There are three things you can specify in the configuration file:
command-line arguments to be used every time gem runs
command-line options for ’’RDoc’’ (used when generating documentation)
GEM_PATH settings
More at gem environment command doc.
'Home' is a Linux/Mac term. What is refers to is the folder where a user's settings appear. You can find out where your settings directory is by doing the following:
on Unix/Linux, open a terminal and type the following command:
echo $HOME
on Windows, open a command-prompt and type the following command:
echo %USERPROFILE%
For me (in Windows 7), this is C:\Users[name]. However, looks like Ruby doesn't set up your .gemrc in that folder by default. Instead, you have to create the file. Open a text editor, copy the YAML style code you need (documentation), and save the file as .gemrc in your home directory (make sure you select all files, not '.txt').
These settings will only affect that individual user. If it's your personal computer, however, you probably don't need to change the settings for all users.
An updated gemrc specification is available at RubyGems Guides (under 'gem environment'). Note that /etc/gemrc applies to all users, while ~/.gemrc applies to an individual.
If the key is a gem command (for example, install:), it specifies arguments to be used with that command.
Here are the other keys that can be specified:
:sources: A YAML array of remote gem repositories to install gems from
:verbose: Verbosity of the gem command. false, true, and :really are the levels
:update_sources: Enable/disable automatic updating of repository metadata
:backtrace: Print backtrace when RubyGems encounters an error
:gempath: The paths in which to look for gems
All of the answers here at time of writing are wrong because the obnoxious website keeps changing. It is at this moment here:
https://guides.rubygems.org/command-reference/#gem-environment
Obviously you should expect it to change constantly at this point.

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