From: Harry <ruby.hardware@...>
Date: 2007-01-21T13:38:14+09:00
Subject: Re: Serial Port Control with Ruby win32serial-0.5

On 1/21/07, jtb@hikearizona.com <prairietrees@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have downloaded win32serial-0.5 and am trying to install in a Windows
> XP machine.  The readme file list the following steps:
> ------------------------------------------------
> [How to install]
> 1. unzip win32serial-x.x.zip
> 2. ruby extconf.rb
> 3. make (or nmake)
> 4. make install
> ------------------------------------------------
> >From a WindowsCommand prompt:
> Steps 1. and 2. are no problem.
> Step 3 gives me an error:
> 'make' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
>
> Please help.  I could do what I need to do in Visual Basic, but am
> trying to convert to Ruby and REALLY want to go with Ruby.
>
>
>

I installed Win32serial a few months ago and if I remember correctly,
nmake worked.
Give it a shot.

Harry
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