Alexandru Popescu wrote: > Sorry but I still don't get it.... why do I need to compile Ruby > myself if I intend to use a different compiler for extensions. That is > the puzzling piece. > > ./alex > -- Because your extension is (statically) linked against (if you use the one-click) msvcrt-ruby18.lib (which will in turn load the dll) and the library format does change between compilers. - at least that's how i understand it. cheers Simon