From: ara.t.howard@...
Date: 2007-01-24T04:44:14+09:00
Subject: Re: How do I tell extconf.rb/mkmf NOT to try and use cl.exe

On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Wes Gamble wrote:

> Neither of those seems to work, although I thought that they would.
>
> Why am I doing Ruby development on a Windows box?!!???!!
> @#$&*@)(#$&@$&#@)&
>
> Thanks anyway.
>
> Wes

you can do it.  follow these steps

   - build ruby under cygwin/mingw
   - use THAT ruby to build extensions
   - you'll have to hack the install process to go into one-click-installer
     space
   - test heavily - the binaries should work, but might not

i've done exactly this to produce a gsl (gnu scientific lib) that one can
install under windows

   http://codeforpeople.com/lib/ruby/rb-gsl-win/


alternatively you can

   - delete the one click installer
   - compile your self under mingw (don't use cygwin or binaries will require it)
   - have a fully functional ruby

regards.

-a
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