From: Aaron Patterson <aaron@...>
Date: 2009-10-10T07:50:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Windows Ruby Version Check

On Oct 9, 2009, at 1:01 PM, James Edward Gray II wrote:

> Can a Windows Ruby user please confirm that the "Ruby 1.9.1-p129  
> Binary" link under "Ruby on Windows" on this page:
>
>  http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/
>
> actually downloads version 1.9.1?  I'm investigating a bug report  
> that claimed it downloaded version 1.8.7 and I don't have a Windows  
> machine to install it on and confirm.  The files do look like 1.9 to  
> me though.

Time to log in!  Hrm, what's this?

   http://skitch.com/aaron.patterson/nn1q9/microsoft-windows-xp

OK, figured out how to log in.  I had to press the "fn"-Option key.   
So, actually you have to press Control-Fn-Option-Delete.  Only 4 keys  
at the same time.  That's not unreasonable, right?

   http://skitch.com/aaron.patterson/nn1x8/microsoft-windows-xp

Finally made it through the popup jungle.  Now it's time to explore  
some internet.  So I'll open internet explorer:

   http://skitch.com/aaron.patterson/nn1xs/microsoft-windows-xp

Alright.  *Now* let's get down to business.  I'm going to Google "Ruby  
download" with bing:

   http://skitch.com/aaron.patterson/nn1x9/microsoft-windows-xp

Okay, I've Bung "ruby download".  Which link do I want?  I'm not  
sure....

   http://skitch.com/aaron.patterson/nn1tf/microsoft-windows-xp

After a brief side track downloading Pokenmon Ruby, I finally made it  
to the ruby downloads page.  Time to download this sucker

   http://skitch.com/aaron.patterson/nn1ti/microsoft-windows-xp

Now I have to figure out how to unzip the archive. I currently have  
Salt n' Peppa stuck in my head.  "Zip it real good!"

   http://skitch.com/aaron.patterson/nn13r/microsoft-windows-xp

So I clicked "Extract".  Now why "extract" means "copy":

   http://skitch.com/aaron.patterson/nn13i/microsoft-windows-xp

Okay.  Apparently it doesn't make the directory for me?

   http://skitch.com/aaron.patterson/nn15b/microsoft-windows-xp

Okay.  I clicked many many times and made a new folder.  It's time to  
open up the command prompt and get to the ruby 1.9 directory.

   http://skitch.com/aaron.patterson/nn1hy/microsoft-windows-xp

After getting over my 1990's flashback, I clumsily made it to the  
ruby_1.9 directory.  After trying a couple times, I was able to get  
the binary to run!

   http://skitch.com/aaron.patterson/nn1h9/microsoft-windows-xp

Please note: this experience was more painful than I described.

tl;dr: WFM

God help people installing JRuby on windows.  I think it would take me  
many days

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Aaron Patterson
http://tenderlovemaking.com