You can download Visual Studio C++ Express to get a C/C++ compiler. Go to http://www.microsoft.com/express/download/
and choose the C++ version (should be a yellow/gold-ish color box). You should be able to just accept the defaults for installation. When you open up a command-prompt, make sure you run "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" in order to set up the build environment (add the compiler, linker and nmake to the PATH, etc.) Because your Ruby installation was probably built on VC6, you will have to update the ruby config.h header file (in C:\ruby\lib\ruby\1.8\i386-mswin32 for the default install location) by removing/commenting out the lines #if _MSC_VER != 1200 #error MSC version unmatch #endif You can find this information at http://www.shanesherman.com/2006/09/11/ruby-ldap-and-win32/ and http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hoanga/2006/12/14/getting-a-ruby-c-extension-to-compile-on-windows/ They do give some warnings about building/using Ruby extensions compiled on different C runtimes. But unless you have an old copy of Visual Studio or want to recompile Ruby, you don't have much of a choice (unless someone's been kind enough to build and package things up already). You probably also want to take a look at this site for getting ImageScience installed: http://www.thewebfellas.com/blog/2008/2/18/imagescience-on-windows-without-the-pain Long On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 6:28 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Long, > Unfortunately, this is a dead end :-) > When I extract any of the files at this site they are designed to use > a C compiler to build the product. > I bought and read your Rails Space book and was excited to get > involved but now find that it is not available to Windows users. > Thanks for trying... > Katheen > > On May 20, 3:23 pm, "Long Nguyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You might need to download the Windows-specific version of the gem and > > install it manually: > > > > 1. Go tohttp://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=1028 > > 2. Download ferret-0.11.6-mswin32.gem< > http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/34135/ferret-0.11.6-mswin32.gem> > > 3. Run > > gem install ferret-0.11.6-mswin32.gem > > > > I'm guessing that this includes pre-compiled binaries in case you don't > have > > a Windows SDK installed (which would include nmake, C compiler, > development > > libraries and header files, etc.). > > > > I don't have a Windows setup to test this out. Can any Windows users > verify > > or correct these instructions? > > > > Long > > > > On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 1:29 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Long, > > > Here is the message when I try to install the 'ferret' gem in Netbeans > > > 6.1; > > > ERROR: Error installing ferret: > > > ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. > > > > > C:/Rails/ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb install ferret --no-rdoc --no-ri > > > --version > 0 > > > > > nmake > > > 'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > > > operable program or batch file. > > > > > Gem files will remain installed in C:/Rails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/ > > > gems/ferret-0.11.6 for inspection. > > > Results logged to C:/Rails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ferret-0.11.6/ > > > ext/gem_make.out > > > When I go into the gem_make.out file it reads; > > > C:/Rails/ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb install ferret --no-rdoc --no-ri > > > --version > 0 > > > > > nmake > > > 'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > > > operable program or batch file. > > > I am developing on a Windows XP sp2. > > > Thank you, > > > Kathleen > > > > > On May 20, 1:02 pm, "Long Nguyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > What nmake errors are you getting with the ferret gem installation? > You > > > > might have to go into the directory where the gem is being installed > (the > > > > output should have the path) in order to get a build log. > > > > > > FYI, whenever possible we've included the gems/plug-ins that Insoshi > > > depends > > > > on under the vendor/ directory. The exceptions are the gems that > require > > > > some native platform build as part of the install. Ferret is one of > > > those > > > > exceptions. (acts_as_ferret depends on ferret but doesn't have a > native > > > > build itself.) > > > > > > Long > > > > > > On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 11:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Michael, > > > > > Please forgive my not finding the link, it was there and I am on my > > > > > way! > > > > > I was able to perform the Git operation to retrieve your source > code > > > > > thanks to a fine explanation on your part. > > > > > I am now trying to run the RAKE operation and stumble on this line; > > > > > rake aborted! > > > > > no such file to load -- ferret > > > > > I am developing in Netbeans 6.1 and observed two GEMS available to > > > > > download. One is a acts_as_ferret and the other is simply 'ferret'? > I > > > > > was able to run and install the acts_as_ferret successfully and > then > > > > > thought I'd try the 'ferret' which will not install do to an > 'nmake' > > > > > error. I've gone to the \vendor\plugins\acts_as_ferret.doc and > observe > > > > > that the 'require' statement should be loaded in the environment.rb > > > > > file of which I've done ex:require 'acts_as_ferret'. I still am > unable > > > > > to get the RAKE to run? > > > > > Can you suggest a course of action? > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > Kathleen > > > > > > > On May 18, 11:12 am, "Michael Hartl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Which link is dead? The docs link itself? It seems to work fine > for > > > me. > > > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 10:08 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Long, > > > > > > > I went tohttp://docs.insoshi.comandfounda dead link. Is this > the > > > > > > > one you meant to find the Git download? > > > > > > > Would you be so kind as to provide the link? > > > > > > > Kathleen > > > > > > > > > On May 17, 10:48 pm, "Long Nguyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > >> We don't have plans for an SVN repository. > > > > > > > > >> If you've already installed Git on your XP system, then you've > > > > > actually > > > > > > >> completed the hardest part of getting started. You should be > able > > > to > > > > > follow > > > > > > >> our documentation (docs.insoshi.com) to clone the Insoshi > > > repository > > > > > and > > > > > > >> get started with branching and working in your local > repository. > > > > > > > > >> And use your local repository to get comfortable with Git. > You > > > really > > > > > can't > > > > > > >> do anything too horrible. > > > > > > > > >> If you have any questions, feel free to post them up to the > group. > > > > > > > > >> On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 4:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > > > > >> > I've honestly installed Git on my Windows XP machine but > haven't > > > had > > > > > > >> > the courage to use it. I've developed a few projects using > > > > > TortoiseSVN > > > > > > >> > and will continue to use this until I have no other options. > > > > > > >> > Is there an SVN location where I might download and start > > > becoming > > > > > > >> > involved in this project? > > > > > > >> > Thank you, > > > > > > >> > Kathleen > > > > > > > > >> -- > > > > > > >> Long Nguyen > > > > > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > > -- > > > > Long Nguyen > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > -- > > Long Nguyen > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- Long Nguyen [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Insoshi developer site: http://dogfood.insoshi.com/ Insoshi documentation: http://docs.insoshi.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Insoshi" group. 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