From: Ville Mattila <mulperi@...>
Date: 2004-12-05T20:52:37+09:00
Subject: Re: mkmf problems

Stu <ceaser@rome.net> writes:
>
> so everyone downloading the 1click installer on windows
> needs the exact same setup as those who built the installer
> if they want to build anything... be it custom extensions or
> just building gem's (ncurses is a nice example of this)...
>
> it just means mkmf is kinda borked because it ASSUMES too much.

   1click installer and mingw build extensions should be binary
   compatible. However cygwin build extensions might cause troubles.

   I think it would be good idea that, Mkmf.rb could warn if it finds
   that different compiler is used to build extensions.

 - Ville