From: tony summerfelt <snowzone5@...>
Date: 2004-07-19T06:06:38+09:00
Subject: scripting language (fwd)

On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 02:16:36 +0900, you wrote:

> I suppose if they're on 
> Windows instead of Linux, OS X or a BSD then they might not have a C 
> compiler handy.  *shrug*

>I guess it's common for Windows packages to be distributed as compiled 

> if they don't want to bother with installing a compiler.

it's not so much not wanting to bother it's 'which compiler to
install'

how many ruby modules have  vc++  source,  how many use cygwin,
mingw32 (standalone), lcc, pelles, etc.

i'd say the 'standard' for c code under windows is vc++, but that
costs money, and if the source code doesn't include the appropriate
makefile (or project file).

when it comes to ruby, if the module doesn't include vc++
source/makefile, or a windows binary, i have to let it go, no matter
how much i want to use it.