From: Mark Probert Date: 2002-10-16T00:49:05+09:00 Subject: Re: mingw install >>"Mark Probert" wrote in message >>news:5.1.0.14.2.20021004120834.00b11458@zcard04k.ca.nortel.com... >> > >> > Hi, >> > >> > I have just built the latest snapshot using mingw and >> > the tests work fine. However, I do the install, cd and >> > run ruby -v and it just sits there doing nothing. Obviously >> > an install problem. >>.... >> > The Win32 version of ruby is also installed (d:\apps\ruby\bin) >> > however with renamed executables. There are no conflicting >> > env variables that I can see. The Win32 version still works >> > fine. >> > >> > Any thoughts? >> >>Could it be that the .so dll's from the other installation are being loaded >>instead of the mingw ones? >>Try to rename the directory where the Win32 version is located so the search >>paths become invalid. > >Same behavior, unfortunately. > >It's not a build problem. It all seems to work as expected >on my Solaris box ... This is quite strange. I am using MSYS package 1.0.8 which includes bash 2.0.4. The problem with ruby hanging occurs with bash, not with cmd.exe. cmd.exe works as expected with the mingw build of ruby. I guess that it is a bash problem. Has anyone experienced anything similar? -mark.