Hi
I'm not 100% sure but I think you might have to install nmake.
On Jan 22, 8:17 pm, Jag <jag.jag...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> After installing Ruby 1.8.6 (Also tried 1.9)
> then followed the steps
>
> gem update --system
> gem install watir
>
> getting this error with ruby1.9
>
> ERROR: Error installing watir:
> ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
>
> C:/Ruby19/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb
> checking for strncpy_s()... *** extconf.rb failed ***
> Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of
> necessary libraries and/or headers. Check the mkmf.log file for more
> details. You may need configuration options.
>
> Provided configuration options:
> --with-opt-dir
> --without-opt-dir
> --with-opt-include
> --without-opt-include=${opt-dir}/include
> --with-opt-lib
> --without-opt-lib=${opt-dir}/lib
> --with-make-prog
> --without-make-prog
> --srcdir=.
> --curdir
> --ruby=C:/Ruby19/bin/ruby
> C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:362:in `try_do': The complier failed
> to generat
> e an executable file. (RuntimeError)
> You have to install development tools first.
> from C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:415:in `try_link0'
> from C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:419:in `try_link'
> from C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:527:in `try_func'
> from C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:772:in `block in
> have_func'
> from C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:668:in `block in
> checking_for'
> from C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:274:in `block (2 levels)
> in postpo
> ne'
> from C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:248:in `open'
> from C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:274:in `block in
> postpone'
> from C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:248:in `open'
> from C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:270:in `postpone'
> from C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:667:in `checking_for'
> from C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:771:in `have_func'
> from extconf.rb:9:in `<main>'
>
> Gem files will remain installed in C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/
> win32-api-
> 1.4.5 for inspection.
> Results logged to C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/win32-api-1.4.5/
> ext/gem_mak
> e.out
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