From: Rich Leblanc <rl001@...>
Date: 2010-07-23T06:41:07+09:00
Subject: Re: LoadError: no such file to load -- tk

Roger Pack wrote:
> 
>>> 1.9.1 didn't build the Tk extension all that well on windows.  It should 
>>> be fixed with 1.9.2...or there may be some other bug since I only use 
>>> mingw not VC to compile it.
>>> 
>> 
>> The tutorial says use 1.8.x not 1.9.x.
> 
> If you're interested in a 1.8.x that works with tk, see
> http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/
> "Ruby 1.8.6-p27 (RC2)"
> 
> Install that, and activeState 8.5 in your path and it should "just work"
>>> To reproduce it go into your ext/tk library and run extconf.rb (and 
>>> nmake I guess).  It should fail.
>>> 
>> 
>> Reproduce what? I don't understand.
> 
> Reproduce ruby not "finding" Tk to compile it in.
> 
>> I'm trying. That's why I'm here. It seems that tk library is not in the 
>> right place when compiling. Is that it?
> 
> I think so.
> 
>> Then where should it be so I can 
>> check and see if it's there?
> 
> I'm not sure I've never built it using mswin.
> 
> If you want to build it with mingw checkout the tcl branch of 
> rubyinstaller:
> http://github.com/oneclick/rubyinstaller/tree/tcl
> 
> 

Ok I got Inno Setup 5 now what? Couldn't figure out the next step from 
that site.


> if you run a rake from there

Where is "there"?

> (rake ruby18)
> it should build ruby with the tk extension built.
> 

Don't know how to do this. The site says;

"Ensure you are connected to the Internet, open a Command Prompt, 'cd' 
to the
project root directory,"


What is the "project root directory"?


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