From: Chris Gunn <gunncb@...>
Date: 2008-04-30T20:15:02+09:00
Subject: Re: Installing RMagick with Gmagick on xp64!

On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:34:34 -0500, Phillip Gawlowski
<cmdjackryan@googlemail.com> wrote:

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>Chris Gunn wrote:
>| With Ruby -186-26
>|
>| I installed GMagic first. v 1.1.11 q16
>| as I wanted some simple graphics. lines etc.
>| Then I installed RMagic 2.3.0
>
>|
>| require 'rubygems'
>| require 'RMagick'
>|
>| when executed results in a window saying:
>| The procedure entry point EncipherImage could not be located in the
>| dynamic link library CORE_RL_magic_.dll
>|
>| Then txt to the console says:
>|
>| c:/Program Files
>| (x86)/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rmagick-2.3.0-x86-mswin32/ext/RMagick2.so:
>| 127: The specified procedure could not be found.
>| .... etc
>|
>|
>| So, where am I going wrong?
>
>Probably by installing an ImageMagick fork. From a superficial
>eyeballing of GraphicsMagick (which tells me it was forked off of
>ImageMagick 5.5.2), you get the issue that RMagick cannot use the DLL
>provided by your installation of GMagick. (Oh the joyful world of forks..)
>
>Anyway, to solve your question / issue:
>
>The RMagick FAQ says to use the mswin32 gem (which, at least the last
>time I had it installed, sort-of breaks RubyGems, but I'm too lazy to
>file a bug, let alone find out if it is one), which comes with a bundled
>ImageMagick that you have to use.
>
>The FAQ:
>http://rmagick.rubyforge.org/install-faq.html#win

I largely followed this, except I went the Gmagick way.

>You can grab the Gem / ImageMagick version from
>
>http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=12


So what you are saying is I should go the Imagick way.

Should I uninstall Gmagick first?


Gunn