From: Alexandru Popescu <the.mindstorm.mailinglist@...>
Date: 2006-07-20T06:23:11+09:00
Subject: Re: rubynodes extension failed compilation

Just to make the story short... I gave up (hey, don't blame me... my
time is limitted).

Here is why:

1/ the installation of VC6 is huge and after the time to install it,
when trying to launch cl.exe I got a DLL missing error.

2/ I have downloaded different distros for Windows (mswin32 from 04/14
and 06/12) and also one mingw (which looks to be the original 1.8.4)).
However, when trying ruby setup.rb it results in another error:

ruby: no such file to load -- ubygems (LoadError)

Result: after about 2 hours of playing... I gave up. C extensions are
not for me, and more important not for my environment. I guess
everybody else can pull his conclusions from this short story.

./alex
--
.w( the_mindstorm )p.


On 7/19/06, Alexandru Popescu <the.mindstorm.mailinglist@gmail.com> wrote:
> I got past this problem... it looks like the rubynode distro includes
> a header file that is compaired with the one existing in the Ruby
> installation.
>
> Now, I will try to get my hands on a VC6 compiler and see what's next.
>
> Did anyone compiled rubynode with MinGW on a WinXP for Ruby built with
> VC6? (damn, this question sounds so bad).
>
> ./alex
> --
> .w( the_mindstorm )p.
>
>
> On 7/19/06, Alexandru Popescu <the.mindstorm.mailinglist@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > For the first time I am trying to install a Ruby package that has C
> > extensions (at least this is what I read). I am talking about
> > rubynode-0.1.0.
> >
> > So, I have unarchived the tar.gz and tried running ruby setup.rb.
> > Unfortunately what I see is:
> >
> > [console]
> > D:\mydlds\ruby\rubynode-0.1.0>ruby setup.rb
> > ---> lib
> > <--- lib
> > ---> ext
> > ---> ext/ruby_node_ext
> > C:/ruby/ruby_1.8.4/bin/ruby.exe
> > D:/mydlds/ruby/rubynode-0.1.0/ext/ruby_node_ext/extconf.rb
> > C:/ruby/ruby_1.8.4/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-mswin32/node.h
> > is different from
> > D:/mydlds/ruby/rubynode-0.1.0/ext/ruby_node_ext/ruby_src/1.8.4/node.h
> >
> > Please set RUBY_SOURCE_DIR to the source path of the current ruby!
> > *** D:/mydlds/ruby/rubynode-0.1.0/ext/ruby_node_ext/extconf.rb failed ***
> > Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of
> > necessary libraries and/or headers.  Check the mkmf.log file for more
> > details.  You may need configuration options.
> >
> > Provided configuration options:
> >         --with-opt-dir
> >         --without-opt-dir
> >         --with-opt-include
> >         --without-opt-include=${opt-dir}/include
> >         --with-opt-lib
> >         --without-opt-lib=${opt-dir}/lib
> >         --with-make-prog
> >         --srcdir=D:/mydlds/ruby/rubynode-0.1.0/ext/ruby_node_ext
> >         --curdir
> >         --ruby=C:/ruby/ruby_1.8.4/bin/ruby
> > setup.rb:655:in `command':
> > system("C:\\ruby\\ruby_1.8.4\\bin\\ruby.exe"
> > "D:/mydlds/ruby/rubynode-0.1.0/ext/ruby_node_ext
> > /extconf.rb") failed (RuntimeError)
> >         from setup.rb:660:in `ruby'
> >         from setup.rb:1238:in `extconf'
> >         from setup.rb:1230:in `config_dir_ext'
> >         from setup.rb:1532:in `traverse'
> >         from setup.rb:1549:in `dive_into'
> >         from setup.rb:1530:in `traverse'
> >         from setup.rb:1534:in `traverse'
> >         from setup.rb:1533:in `traverse'
> >         from setup.rb:1549:in `dive_into'
> >         from setup.rb:1530:in `traverse'
> >         from setup.rb:1524:in `exec_task_traverse'
> >         from setup.rb:1519:in `exec_task_traverse'
> >         from setup.rb:1223:in `exec_config'
> >         from setup.rb:991:in `exec_config'
> >         from setup.rb:812:in `invoke'
> >         from setup.rb:773:in `invoke'
> >         from setup.rb:1578
> > [/console]
> >
> > I have an WinXP system, on which I have Ruby 1.8.4 (OneClickInstall -
> > I am reading the thread about compilers; in fact I am the one that
> > re-started somehow this discussion :-) ), and MinGW.
> >
> > If I try setting the env variable
> > RUBY_SOURCE_DIR=C:\ruby\ruby_1.8.4\src\ruby-1.8.4\ or alternatives I
> > am always seeing the same error.
> >
> > How can I get passed this? (so that I at least reach the problem
> > regarding compilers).
> >
> > ./alex
> > --
> > .w( the_mindstorm )p.
> >
>