From: Roger Pack <rogerpack2005@...>
Date: 2009-02-26T07:18:40+09:00
Subject: Re: what Ruby version to use on Windows for a 1.2.x RoR app?

neongrau __ wrote:
> Roger Pack wrote:
>> 
>>> 1.8.7 sadly doesn't work with rails 1.2.x. but out of interest...
>>> 
>>> what are those MBARI patches? any link?
>> 
>> http://github.com/brentr/matzruby/tree/v1_8_7_72-mbari
>> Also I...think 1.8.7 works with rails 1.2.x
>> let me know if you ever need to try :)
>> -=r
> 
> that sounds pretty interesting, it's just that i tried 1.8.7 2 weeks ago 
> and it didn't work. i kept trying until i somewhere read that 1.8.7 
> would only work with rails 2.x.
> 
> but if you have a binary somewhere i'd give it a try. isn't there any 
> 1.8.6 version with those patches? (especially Patch 3 and 4 sounds 
> good).

There's a branch that has 1.8.6 with the patches.  I believe it's stable 
though it hasn't seen as much work as the 1.8.7 line.
here's some refs:
how to build mingw from scratch:
http://github.com/oneclick/rubyinstaller/tree/master
[run rake]
http://github.com/brentr/matzruby/tree/v1_8_7_72-mbari
look at the other branches.
I may be able to come up with a binary.
-=r
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