On 3/4/06, Curt Hibbs <ml.chibbs / gmail.com> wrote:> On 3/3/06, Glenn Smith <glenn.ruby / gmail.com> wrote:> > Hi> >> > I'd like to figure out how I can download and compile the latest version of> > Ruby on Windows.  I know I can get Curt's one-click installer, but I'd quite> > like the ability to compile it for myself.> >> > Question is, which is the best (free) compiler for the job?  Visual C++ or> > Borland? Or another?> >> > I have tried to use the MS VC++ Toolkit 2003, with NMAKE 1.5 - both freely> > downloadable from MS but as soon as I issue a win32\configure i686-mswin32> > (from memory), NMAKE falls over immediately.  Can't remember the error> > off-hand but if it's important I can run it again.> >> > Am I using the right version of tools?  Should I really be using Borland?> > (their CPP5.5 is also freely downloadable).>> Don't use VC++ 2003. Austin Zeigler, and experienced Rubyist, has been> struggling to get Ruby to compile with VC++ 2003 and, as far as I> know, he has not yet succeeded.
Actually, VC++ 8, not VC++ 2003. VS.NET 2003 is VC++ 7.1.
I have succeeded, but not in everything, and my free time over thelast three months has been approximately nil.
-austin--Austin Ziegler * halostatue / gmail.com               * Alternate: austin / halostatue.ca