From: Roger Pack <rogerpack2005@...>
Date: 2008-09-27T05:23:23+09:00
Subject: Re: Gem update on Windows is broken?

> Yes, I would suggest a few solutions:
> 
> * Add some logic to gem update that looks for the platform and tests to 
> see if the lastest version of a given gem is compatible with that 
> platform. If it isn't, drop back a version until a compatible version is 
> found.
> 
> * When a gem fails to update, don't kill the whole update; just skip the 
> gem that wouldn't update.
> 
> * Allow for an option to be supplied to gem update that skips supplied 
> gems. E.g., gem update --skip sqlite3-ruby hpricot

You could also try mingw ruby: 
http://www.akitaonrails.com/2008/7/26/still-playing-with-ruby-on-windows

A little edgey, but hey :)

Cheers.
-=R
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