hello A few more questions, Where was your source file? I used the one click installer and i do not see the scr folder. I downloaded the tar source from the ruby website and i am using that. Nmake. When i type it in the command line it does not recognize it. I set up the variables for the system like the website said to. If I use the nmake in the VC7\bin i get the cl is not recognized The echo shows what should be there and extconf.rb does what is should. Its the damn Nmake! Becker On 1/21/06, Jon Egil Strand <jes / luretanker.no> wrote: > > Becker > > > Sorry to bug you for more details. How do you run nmake.exe from 2003? > > No problem. Actually I don't run it from within 2003, I open a > command-window, cd to the right directory and just run nmake. > > You should really read this: > http://www.koontzfamily.org/david/blog/?p=230 > > All the best > JE > > > >