From: John Smth Date: 2010-12-15T21:10:15+09:00 Subject: Re: Instiki failing to run - msvcrt-ruby18.dll not found > As I mentioned before, the issue you're getting about the missing > msvcrt-ruby18.dll is due a binary gem (json) not been compiled for > Ruby 1.9 (is expecting Ruby 1.8) sounds reasonable. although I only have a vague conception of what a binary gem is, as opposed to any other type. > I provided you links and steps on how to resolve that issue, yet still > you haven't followed those. Yes, I did or tried to. I would point out that I asked for an idiot guide and wasn't being entirely frivolous - those links seemed to assume some knowledge which I didn't have. Possibly I should have used 'completely inexperienced' but I assumed you'd understand. Yeah, I know assume makes an "ass out of you and me". > But, in case my english isn't good enough: Your English is perfect, and I'm grateful for your support, but would appreciate some respect for someone who doesn't have your background. > 1) Download and install RubyInstaller DevKit: > http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads > http://github.com/oneclick/rubyinstaller/wiki/Deve... Looking at the installation instructions these are still assuming some background - how do I remove artifacts from previous installations - is this as simple as deleting a gem folder somewhere or just as you say lower down? > 2) Uninstalll existing json gem > gem uninstall json --all > 3) Install and compile json gem: > gem install json --platform=ruby > 4) Start instiki. > That should solve the issue you're having. Unfortunately not (see attachment). Possibly something I've missed with the Devkit (see my comments above). I was installing the devkit into the ruby192 folder as this seemed to be 'seen' better (some kind of path issue) but perhaps this isn't the thing to do. A lot of the stuff I've read just says 'download this' and 'install this' and 'run this' without actually being detailed about the correct foldernames or telling you where you should be when running files (C:ruby192, C:\instiki... etc or what to do if files are not being seen by the installation. Hence my implied comments about needing the process KISS. Please let me know if there are any other 'info' commands I can run that might localise the issue (apart from layer 8 which is a given). Regards John Attachments: http://www.ruby-forum.com/attachment/5553/instiki.txt -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.