From: Shashank Date <sdate@...>
Date: 2004-07-27T20:00:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Newbie: Compiling sqlite-ruby


"Xeon" <xdblade@zworg.com> wrote in message
> Anybody ever compiled sqlite-ruby with MingW for Windows? Or does
> anybody have a precompiled binaries for windows and willing to share?

I do not have MingW, but I compiled one using VC++ 6.0 ... let me
know if it is something you want.

> PS: Does compiling extensions with one compiler (e.g. MingW) means
> that the Ruby interpreter must also be compiled with the same compiler
> (i.e. can it be used with VC built Ruby binaries)?

In this particular case, I think the answer is "yes". But in general "no",
you
cannot mix and match libraries across compilers even if they are for the
same hardware.

> and why?

.... because the binary file format can be different.

> TIA

HTH,
-- shanko