From: Curt Hibbs <ml.chibbs@...>
Date: 2006-03-04T15:20:13+09:00
Subject: Re: Best tools for compiling Ruby (Windows)?

On 3/3/06, Glenn Smith <glenn.ruby@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'd like to figure out how I can download and compile the latest version of
> Ruby on Windows.  I know I can get Curt's one-click installer, but I'd quite
> like the ability to compile it for myself.
>
> Question is, which is the best (free) compiler for the job?  Visual C++ or
> Borland? Or another?
>
> I have tried to use the MS VC++ Toolkit 2003, with NMAKE 1.5 - both freely
> downloadable from MS but as soon as I issue a win32\configure i686-mswin32
> (from memory), NMAKE falls over immediately.  Can't remember the error
> off-hand but if it's important I can run it again.
>
> Am I using the right version of tools?  Should I really be using Borland?
> (their CPP5.5 is also freely downloadable).

Don't use VC++ 2003. Austin Zeigler, and experienced Rubyist, has been
struggling to get Ruby to compile with VC++ 2003 and, as far as I
know, he has not yet succeeded.

You should have no problem with either VC++ 6.0 SP5, or VC++ 7.1 (aka
VS.NET 2001).

Curt