------ art_11845_27190644.1137821624698 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline For the other program i get this error. I will never win at this. I am currently downloading the 2005 express c++ it should have the cl.exe file? iv@SLAB-1298E5B638 /c/ruby/code $ make Makefile:105: *** target pattern contains no `%'. Stop. Becker On 1/20/06, ruby talk < rubytalk / gmail.com> wrote: > > Thank you i found nmake at > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q132084 > > using nmake i get this error > C:\ruby\code>nmake > > Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 1.50 > Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1988-94. All rights reserved. > > cl -nologo -MD -Zi -O2b2xg- -G6 -I. > -Ic:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-mswin32 > -Ic:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-mswin32 -IC:/ruby/code -I. -I./.. > -I./../missing -c > -TcTest.c > 'cl' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe' : return code > '0x1' > Stop. > > C:\ruby\code> > > I will try the other program next. > Becker > > On 1/20/06, Eero Saynatkari < ruby-forum-reg / mailinator.com> wrote: > > > > ruby talk wrote: > > > Hello, > > > i created the .rb > > > [code] > > > require 'mkmf' > > > > > > dir_config("Test") > > > > > > create_makefile("Test") > > > [code] > > > > > > but it only created the makefile which in windows make is not a > command. > > > What do i do with the file instead? > > > > Windows can use a program called 'nmake' that you can use. > > In addition to this, you would need to install a C compiler. > > Microsoft does offer a free version of theirs. Both should > > be available somewhere on http://www.msdn.com. > > > > Alternatively, you could install the MinGW toolkit from > > http://www.mingw.org , it provides minimal GNU tools. > > > > > Becker > > > > > > E > > > > -- > > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > > > > > ------ art_11845_27190644.1137821624698--