From: Daniel R <draens@...>
Date: 2005-12-03T08:32:32+09:00
Subject: Re: how can I install ruby-xslt ?

Ok

1) libm: no problem, ruby already has it installed by default

2) libz (zlib): installed from your url
(http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/zlib.htm). I ran the
executable which created  the folder "Program Files\GnuWin32" with
following folders:
- bin
- contrib
- doc
- include
- lib
- man
- manifest
- uninstall
The bin folder contains the file "zlib1.dll", which already was
existing in the ruby\bin folder from the defeult ruby installation.

Anyway, when I start extconf.rb, I still get the error
  checking for inflate() in z.lib... no

3)libiconv: installed from your URL, seems ok

  extconf failure: need zlib

So installing gnuwin32 zlib didn't help.

4)libxml2: ok, downloaded, unpacked and put to the same folder as libz.

SO...
I still can't figure how I can make zlib work properly. What is strange
is that there was already a file named zlib1.dll in the ruby\lib folder
.... anyway, each extconf.rb file I tested gave me the same "need zlib"
error

There is some progress, but it is still not working. Anyway, thank you
again for your help. I hope we will solve all these problems finally.