From: Adam Akhtar Date: 2009-04-30T21:28:04+09:00 Subject: setting up cygwin on windows or linux it? Due to some gems not working for windows im considering either installing cygwin or even going as far as installing linux (linux isnt the evil here, its the partioning and a whole sunday spent figuring out stuff). Id rather go with cygwin but ive read posts that mention problems when you have cywin ruby and a windows ruby on the same system something about ---ubygems or something. I know nothing about cygwin and its pros/cons nor how it will affect my current ruby projects and rails setup. Do i need to install a cygwin verion of ruby? Can it coexist with my current version on windows. I dont want to have to uninstall it because ive just spent 3 days figuring out hwo to get get mysql working with rails 2.+ that requried multiple reinstalls. Id liek to leave it as it is. any tips pointers etc greatly will really help out -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.