From: Nilbert Nullingsworth <yakahughes@...>
Date: 2010-01-23T03:30:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby c extensions on windows

Actually it is not the tools, it is my lack of knowledge on how to use
them. First of all, it would never compile because it would find some
reason not to, such as missing a header file (like winsock2.h, which
Visual C++ is not missing, even though I set the compiler to look for
includes in the VC++ include directory as well, even though winsock2.h
doesn't even exist in that folder... So that's weird that VC++ can do
it). Or it will be missing sys/time.h, even though it's not supposed
to look for time.h in sys/. Then it can't find pcap.h even though it's
in both the VC++ include directory which I have told the tools to
search for include files, as well as in the same directory as the C++
file, and the same directory from which the compiler was started from
the command line. Visual C++ compiles it with no problem but that is
because I have set up the program in the options to get the correct
libs and include files and command line options, something which, even
after multiple hours of searching with google. I do not know how to
do. Along with several other errors like not being able to use nmake
or rake or one of the other tools because openssl.so is messing up as
the operating system cannot run %1 (what the blazes).

Pardon my outburst, I am severely frustrated because I have been at
this constantly for about two days, and the multitude of travesties
that have befallen me is very discouraging. I will look at that dev
kit you suggested and be back for more help.
-Nilbert