From: Luis Lavena <luislavena@...>
Date: 2008-01-24T23:40:07+09:00
Subject: Re: gem on windows fails with 1.9.0

On 24 ene, 02:48, Munagala Ramanath <amberar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> [Note:  parts of this message were removed to make it a legal post.]
>
> After installing 1.9.0-0 binaries fromhttp://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/
> on Windows, gem (i.e. gem list) fails with a popup diagnostic saying "The
> application
> failed to start because zlib.dll was not found."
>

The message is clear: you lack zlib.dll file to use RubyGems
(actually, the zlib extension is the one uss it).

> Any help on where to get this dll and where to put it is appreciated.

Try looking at http://www.zlib.net/ download the windows pre-compiled
binaries, rename the zlib1.dll and put it there.

HTH,
--
Luis Lavena