From: Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@...>
Date: 2004-10-26T02:33:04+09:00
Subject: Re: Compiling Extensions on Windows

Jim Weirich wrote:
> I need to compile some ruby extensions on a windows box.  Although I've
> done this on Linux hundreds of times, I'm not setup for developement on
> the windows box nor am I very familiar with windows development.  What do
> I need on windows to build ruby C extensions that are compatible with the
> one click installer?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 

You can install MSVC:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/vctoolkit2003/

and then:

  - run extconf.rb as usual, and

  - use nmake instead of make.

Or you can use mingw, if you prefer (or demand) gcc. I've found mingw 
output to be compatible with the one-click ruby.