From: Phillip Gawlowski Date: 2011-02-27T13:30:11+09:00 Subject: Re: Windows 7 64-bit install On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 5:13 AM, Bob P. wrote: > > Yes, I knew that Windows would run 32-bit applications, but I specified > that I'm running 64-bit Windows 7 in case there are both a 32-bit and > 64-bit version of Ruby's various files, etc. that I needed to know > about. I have run into several such problems running 64-bit Linux. Not that I am aware of. IIRC, Ruby, at least on Windows, is strictly 32 bit. If all else fails, you can use RVM[0] to manage multiple versions of Ruby (with their own RubyGem libraries). You can also sidestep all this and use JRuby, which should run everywhere where a Java VM runs. ;) In any case, RubyGems should catch architecture specifics like this, and not offer an incompatible install. > Thank you very much, Phillip. This is exactly the advice I was looking > for. Always happy to help. :) [0] http://rvm.beginrescueend.com/ -- Phillip Gawlowski Though the folk I have met, (Ah, how soon!) they forget When I've moved on to some other place, There may be one or two, When I've played and passed through, Who'll remember my song or my face.