From: GPad <peterpan105105@...>
Date: 2012-09-18T17:02:04+09:00
Subject: Re: Compiling ruby from source on windows





> Gianluca, Ruby doesn't build with VS (that I know of). You'll have to
> install a version of Ruby from http://rubyinstaller.org/ and then
> clone the repository at https://github.com/oneclick/rubyinstaller and
> follow its directions.
> 

This is what I did!!

In my first e-mail I wrote:

> I download the source from github:

> 1) Executed win32\configure.bat --> OK
> 2) launch nmake and this is the result:

> compiling ./enc/trans/big5.c
> big5.c
> c1 : fatal error C1083: Cannot open source file: './enc/trans/big5.c': No such file or directory
> NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\BIN\cl.EXE"' : return code '0x2'
> Stop.
> NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\BIN\nmake.EXE"' : return code '0x2


Someone ask me If I have installed VS on my machine and I say Yes, but I try to compile Ruby from the command line.

I have also ruby installed (ruby 1.9.2p180)....

Sorry for the confusion


bye
Gianluca