From: Luis Lavena Date: 2011-08-26T05:24:45+09:00 Subject: Re: NArray install fail with DevKit on Win Armin Armbruster wrote in post #1018513: > > I'm wondering if this could be corrected in the gem directly? > You should ask the gem author to release a newer version that corrects the issue. > Also, I'm confused about the available gems: > *** REMOTE GEMS *** > narray (0.5.9.9, 0.5.9.7 x86-mingw32) > narray-ruby19 (0.5.9.7 x86-mingw32) > > What's the difference between narray and narray-ruby19? Obviously narray > has a more recent update. For Ruby 1.9.2 are we supposed to use > narray-ruby19 or is narray (0.5.9.9) supposed to work for both Ruby 1.9 > and 1.8? > narray x86-mingw32 gem includes binaries for Ruby 1.8.x narray-ruby19 x86-mingw32 includes binaries for Ruby 1.9.x Back in 2009, there was no mechanism or technique to bundle both binaries in the same package. Nowdays, depending on the complexity of the code, both could be merged into a single one using the "fat binaries" approach. You should be able to reach the author on his GitHub repository (using GitHub issues) You can suggest the usage of rake-compiler to achieve these fat binaries: http://github.com/luislavena/rake-compiler -- Luis Lavena -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.