From: Luis Lavena <luislavena@...>
Date: 2009-07-16T06:35:05+09:00
Subject: Re: can't install ruby-prof 0.7.0 or superior on windows

On Jul 15, 1:53 am, "DG" <nos...@free.fr> wrote:
> > Politely ask the gem author to use rake-compiler to properly build
> > native windows gems from Linux or OSX:
>
> >http://github.com/luislavena/rake-compiler/tree/master
>
> There is already a windows gem but it doesn't install.
>

The gem is prior version 0.7, and that one do not work for you, as you
clearly stated.

> Somebody knows, we have to wait.
>

Well, that is not a good answer.

I'm not sure the step used by the gem author to generate the Windows
gem, but what I'm suggesting is help them generate more easily.

Get in touch with the gem author and ask, instead of publicly ask to
someone that is not the gem author (and under some circumstances not
even user of that particular gem).

You can defenitely get more results pushing for the outcome than
siting and wait to be frustrated by the lack of response.

You can try an alternative which is switch to mingw32 based Ruby for
Windows:

http://blog.mmediasys.com/2009/06/28/rubyinstaller-preview1-released/

And install the Development Kit to compiler yourself the gem on
Windows. See the tutorial wiki page for more information.

http://wiki.github.com/oneclick/rubyinstaller/tutorials

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Luis Lavena