From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2009-04-30T22:49:00+09:00
Subject: Re: setting up cygwin on windows or linux it?

2009/4/30 Adam Akhtar <adamtemporary@gmail.com>:
> 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.

Disclaimer: I am not using any database bindings at the moment.  I'm
pretty happy using the cygwin version only. Currently you need to
compile from source if you want to have 1.9.1 but that's not a big
issue on cygwin (the usual configure, make, make install loop).  I
would guess that you do not have to delete the Windows version but I
believe you better keep them apart. That would mean installing gems
twice if you want to have them in both environments.

Personally I haven't felt the need to use another Windows version but
I'm not doing GUI either.

Just my 0.01 EUR...

Kind regards

robert

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