From: Steven Jenkins <steven.jenkins@...>
Date: 2005-04-16T00:05:57+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby-ldap on Windows

Tim Morgan wrote:
> How would one go about getting ruby-ldap to run on Windows? Is there a
> binary? I compile stuff all the time on Linux, but the thought of
> compiling something on Windows makes me shudder (where to start?).

Which Windows distribution of Ruby? My Cygwin box has ruby-ldap 0.8.2
installed. It's been a long time since I did it, but I don't recall
encountering any issues. It found the Cygwin openldap and linked right
up to it. Do you have a particular LDAP client library?

I have just this week gone through the ordeal of downloading the free MS
development tools and building an extension for the One-Click Installer
version of Ruby. It's ugly, but it works. I still need to write it up.
Email me off-list if you want the quick and dirty details.

Steve