I just tried a few more things that weren't sufficient to get this
working, one of which was copying zlib1.dll from the one-click install
version of Ruby 1.8.5.

I suppose I can substitute that for building a custom version of zlib
(I hope).

"...as well as manually building the zlib extension."

How do I manually build the zlib extention to get it recognized?

I notice that the 1 click install version of 1.8.5 doesn't seem to have
any directories or files named after zlib, so I guess that the
reference must somehow be compiled into ruby.exe proper. Is that right?

Austin Ziegler wrote:
> On 10/15/06, Josh Scholar <cafealpha2 / gmail.com> wrote:
> > What step am I missing?  Also I wonder what's the right way to add an
> > extention to a build under Windows/Visual C-8.
> >
> > And thanks, in advance, to everyone for their help.
>
> Don't try.
>
> It's not a good approach right now. VS8 has a number of changes that
> affects how Ruby runs. To get this to work properly, you will need to
> build your own custom version of zlib as well as manually building the
> zlib extension.
>
> -austin
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