From: "Bernard Delmée" Date: 2001-12-28T21:34:58+09:00 Subject: [ruby-talk:29525] Re: Need windows extension dll help Mark, this was actually my reply to one of your earlier posts. It does not seem to have been properly forwarded to the mailing- list through which you initially posted, though. Since you are still wrestling with that GTK bear, some of the pointers mentioned hereunder may hopefully help you... > From: "Bernard Delm�e" > Newsgroups: comp.lang.ruby > Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 12:58 PM > Subject: Re: x.dll versus x.lib in mswin32 ruby > > > > > > Is there a way to create a .lib from a .dll > > > > > > I doubt anyone cares, but I found the answer to my own question: [...] > > > > Interesting; I did not know about that "makedef" tool. > > > > It's been a long while since I have needed this myself, but I should > > nonetheless have mentioned in my initial reply that the freely > > downloadable Borland command-line C++ compiler comes with a similar > > "impdef" utility. Besides, it has "implib", which directly creates > > an import .lib from any .dll shared lib. Handy; I don't think MSVC > > bundles any equivalent. > > > > Now if all you want is to experiment with gtk on Win32, you can find > > binaries at http://jarh.hoops.livedoor.com/ > > But I think these are outdated, and I have had better luck (with > > cygwin 1.6.5 ruby) with those available at > > http://www.gimp.org/~tml/gimp/win32//downloads.html > > those seem to be the very ones distributed at > > http://www.ruby-lang.org/~eban/ruby/binaries/mingw/ext/ > > and http://www.ruby-lang.org/~eban/ruby/binaries/cygwin/ext/ > > > > Remember, though, that the ruby-gtk homepage warns you that "the Windows > > port is a bit crufty --- it is going to be improved ASAP" ... > > (http://ruby-gnome.sourceforge.net/) > >