# 64-bit Ruby? FXRuby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/64-bit-ruby-fxruby/195976>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 4, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/64-bit-ruby-fxruby/195976 "2010-10-04T16:13:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![ralphshnelvar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@ralphshnelvar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ralphshnelvar)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/64-bit-ruby-fxruby/195976/1 "2010-10-04T16:13:50Z")

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Environment: Windows _without_ a WOW.

Is there a 64-bit version of 1.8.7 that will run in the environment,  
above?

And, yes, I looked for the answer to the question. I found:  
[Ruby installer on Windows 7 64-bit machine - Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1698862/ruby-installer-on-windows-7-64-bit-machine)  
which does not help me much.

Bonus question: If there is, will FXRuby run in that environment?

Double Bonus question: Will FXRuby run in a JRuby environment?  
For the double bonus question I saw  
[http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/fxruby-users/2008-May/001517.html](http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/fxruby-users/2008-May/001517.html)

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**Author:** ![ralphshnelvar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@ralphshnelvar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ralphshnelvar)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/64-bit-ruby-fxruby/195976/2 "2010-10-04T17:14:43Z")

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On Oct 4, 2010, at 9:12 AM, Ralph S. wrote:

> Bonus question: If there is, will FXRuby run in that environment?
> 
> Double Bonus question: Will FXRuby run in a JRuby environment?  
> For the double bonus question I saw  
> [http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/fxruby-users/2008-May/001517.html](http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/fxruby-users/2008-May/001517.html)

There is _not_ a 64-bit version of MRI Ruby 1.8.7 that runs on Windows.  
You could run 64-bit JRuby. If you use the current master, you get  
preliminary C extension support which may be far enough along to run  
FXRuby.

I do not think the Rubyinstaller project is planning a 64-bit 1.8.x  
release. I do know that they are working on a 64-bit 1.9.2 (or 1.9.3)  
release. It’s a lot of work to get dependent libraries compiling cleanly  
on 64-bit Windows. You might want to help that project out. Go to  
[rubyinstaller.org](http://rubyinstaller.org) and read up on it.

As for a 64-bit FXRuby extension, you’ll have to ask its maintainers.

cr

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**Author:** ![ralphshnelvar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@ralphshnelvar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ralphshnelvar)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/64-bit-ruby-fxruby/195976/3 "2010-10-04T22:00:57Z")

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On Oct 4, 12:06 pm, Chuck R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> > Environment: Windows _without_ a WOW.  
> > For the double bonus question I saw  
> > [http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/fxruby-users/2008-May/001517.html](http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/fxruby-users/2008-May/001517.html)
> 
> There is _not_ a 64-bit version of MRI Ruby 1.8.7 that runs on Windows. You could run 64-bit JRuby. If you use the current master, you get preliminary C extension support which may be far enough along to run FXRuby.
> 
> I do not think the Rubyinstaller project is planning a 64-bit 1.8.x release.

64bits Ruby 1.8.x is not possible under Windows. Only on POSIX (LP64)