From: Gavin Kistner <gavin@...>
Date: 2005-09-06T23:44:41+09:00
Subject: Re: Newbie Mixed Bag

On Sep 6, 2005, at 7:11 AM, Austin Ziegler wrote:
>> 2) Are all the RAA files "source code" only? I have no c compiler and
>> would like to avoid one if poss. I have installed some "gems" but  
>> not all
>> RAA files are packaged as gems, correct? If I do need a c compiler  
>> can you
>> recommend one?
>
> There are instructions available on RubyGarden to get a free version
> of the Microsoft compiler. Note that MINGW/MSYS is not compatible with
> the most recent build of the Windows Installer version of Ruby. Many
> things that require compilation *will not* compile properly on Windows
> in any case.

Specifically: http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?WindowsCompiler

And no, many projects on RAA are Ruby-only, I think, requiring no  
compilation at all.
See also http://www.rubyforge.org for a sourceforge-like project  
repository.