From: Peter Szinek <peter@...>
Date: 2007-11-25T18:47:06+09:00
Subject: Re: can't install hpricot on cygwin

Feng Tien wrote:
> I'm trying to run scRUBYt on winXp, but found out it just doesn't work.
> 
> So the work around is to use cygwin.
> 
> I'm trying to install Hpricot
> 
> 
> I keep on getting this error:
> 
> ============
> ERROR:   Error installing hpricot:
>          ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
> 
> /usr/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb install hpricot
> checking for main() in -lc...no
> creating Makefile
> 
> make gcc -I. -I. -I/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-cygwin -I. -g -02   -c
> hpricot_scan.c
> make gcc: Command not found
> make: *** [hpricot.scan.o] 127
> 
> ===========
> 
> 
> I've installed FlexMock using gems just fine in cygwin, so what's wrong?

I think the trick is that in  FlexMock's case, you did not have to 
compile anything - but this doesn't hold for Hpricot. You need a C 
compiler. Unfortunately I have no idea how to get that on cygwin, but it 
shouldn't be that complicated.

Let me know if this solves the problem for you!

Cheers,
Peter

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