From: Nikita Kuznetsov Date: 2010-11-30T23:59:58+09:00 Subject: Re: installing ncurses and IDE Rahul Kumar wrote in post #965080: > Nikita Kuznetsov wrote in post #965054: >> Hi all, I was recently advised to use ncurses in order to do some event >> handling. I'm very happy to try it, i have looked at the documentation >> and im pretty satisfied, but now i have a small issue. >> I can't seem to be able to install the ncurses gem... Please help me >> somebody. >> Also, i'm thinking of using an IDE for programming in ruby,could you >> guys advise me on one? At the moment i was trying to get >> Netbeans,Aptana, IntellijIDEA to work, but i can't seem to get ncurses >> to work in any of them. Any idea on what i should do and how? >> Thanks in advance, >> Nikita > > Can't help you unless we know what exactly the problem in installing is. > You need to tell us your OS and version, your ruby version etc. Give us > a dump of the error message you get. > > Also, look up google "ncurses ruby install error" or the error you are > getting. You might get some help there too. > > You can try downloading from the berlios.de site and doing the ruby > extconf.rb ... make ... make install" dance. > > Let us know exactly. oh yes, you will first need ncurses on your system > before the ncurses gem can work. Well. im Kinda a noob in this: Right now im writing you from a Win Vista OS. but i could work on an ubuntu distribution. I've tried sooo many different ways that i've actually confused myself and i dont know what i have done where. What im asking is, could you describe a step by step version of how to install ncurses(windows or Linux), i don't really mind. for me the idea is to play around with ruby, learn some stuff and then get on with some university work with it. You will first need ncurses on your system before gem can work, what do you mean by that? I have downloaded the ncurses folder from the berlios website, where would i have to put those files? (in the description i found on one website, i was told to copy ncurses.rb and ncurses.so to the lib folder, but i didnt havea ncurses.so file... Confusing :) I had uninstalled Netbeans cos i didnt get it to work , so i dont remember the message :( I think i will reinstall it and tell you my error message once i'm done with that. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.