The link was to show that they suggest putting the dll files under c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-mswin32 if compiled with mswin32 and under c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-mingw if compiled with mingw, msys chain. That way, you could use the same pure ruby libraries if you rename ruby mingw version of executables to rubym and irbm and have the specific i386-mingw directory added to the PATH for mingw extensions.
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 9:52 AM, Luis Lavena <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Dominic Sisneros <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 8:07 AM, Luis Lavena <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> > >> Hello Guys, > >> > >> This issue was raised originally back in 2007: > >> > >> > http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/rubygems-developers/2007-March/002646.html > >> > >> And raised again by Charlie Savage in July 2008: > >> > >> > http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/rubygems-developers/2008-July/003978.html > >> > >> I've explored the different alternatives under several environments > >> and the following are my findings: > > > > I was looking from the links from the site where the compiled windows > > binaries for the current one-click-installer are located to see if there > is > > any info how they compile and do stuff on windows and found this > information > > from the following site > > > http://homepage1.nifty.com/markey/ruby/win-env/ruby_on_win01_e.html#howtomake-mswin32 > : > > Maybe this will be considered thread hijack, but Aslak Hellesoy posted > his finding about building gems for Windows without the need of VC6 > compiler: > > http://blog.aslakhellesoy.com/2008/3/30/ruby-usb-gems > > -- > Luis Lavena > AREA 17 > - > Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from > the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent > disinclination to do so. > Douglas Adams > _______________________________________________ > Rubygems-developers mailing list > Rubygems-developers@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rubygems-developers >
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