From: Austin Ziegler <halostatue@...>
Date: 2006-04-01T07:44:07+09:00
Subject: Re: Best tools for compiling Ruby (Windows)?

On 3/31/06, Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@path.berkeley.edu> wrote:> Hm, any plans to migrate the One-Click Installer to VC++2003?
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The One-Click Installer for 1.8.2 was on VC++2003. However, becausethe most common free compiler (mingw/msys) was not compatible with itand any number of other reasons, 1.8.4 is now based on the Ruby 1.8.4build built in Japan (I'm sorry; my mind is blanking on the name ofthe site and the person behind it) which is built with VC6 -- and isNO LONGER AVAILABLE to users.
That's one reason I'm working on 1.8.4 with VC++ 2005 in my(completely nonexistent) free time so that people can get VC++ 2005and *build* things on Windows quickly and easily.
At least once I've figured out how to do it. It's not as easy as itmight first appear, and the *official* version of zlib is nevercompiled against anything but MSVCR6.DLL (e.g., VC6) so to have acompatible zlib, you have to compile it yourself. It's a pain in theass.
-austin--Austin Ziegler * halostatue@gmail.com               * Alternate: austin@halostatue.ca