From: Glenn Smith <glenn.ruby@...>
Date: 2006-03-04T22:20:30+09:00
Subject: Re: Best tools for compiling Ruby (Windows)?

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Thanks Gents - good info as ever.
G

On 04/03/06, Curt Hibbs <ml.chibbs@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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 versio=
n
> 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
>
>


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All the best
Glenn
Aylesbury, UK

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