# ANN\] sqlite3-ruby 1.2.5 Released

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-sqlite3-ruby-1-2-5-released/172681>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 25, 2009, 12:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-sqlite3-ruby-1-2-5-released/172681 "2009-07-25T12:14:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 25, 2009, 12:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-sqlite3-ruby-1-2-5-released/172681/1 "2009-07-25T12:14:11Z")

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sqlite3-ruby version 1.2.5 has been released!

- [http://sqlite3-ruby.rubyforge.org](http://sqlite3-ruby.rubyforge.org)
- [http://rubyforge.org/projects/sqlite3-ruby](http://rubyforge.org/projects/sqlite3-ruby)
- [http://github.com/jamis/sqlite3-ruby](http://github.com/jamis/sqlite3-ruby)

This module allows Ruby programs to interface with the SQLite3  
database engine ([http://www.sqlite.org](http://www.sqlite.org)). You must have the  
SQLite engine installed in order to build this module.

Note that this module is NOT compatible with SQLite 2.x.

Changes:

### 1.2.5 / 25 Jul 2009

- Check for illegal nil before executing SQL [Erik V.]
- Switch to Hoe for gem task management and packaging.
- Advertise rake-compiler as development dependency.
- Build gem binaries for Windows.
- Improved Ruby 1.9 support compatibility.
- Taint returned values. Patch #20325.
- Database.open and Database.new now take an optional block [Gerrit  
Kaiser]

### Windows Users.

Now is possible to install sqlite3-ruby without compilers (thanks to  
the new native gems).

Proceed safely to update or install your gems.

Even more, if you want to test drive new version of One-Click  
Installer with Rails and SQLite3,  
please follow this tutorial:

[http://blog.mmediasys.com/2009/07/06/getting-started-with-rails-and-sqlite3/](http://blog.mmediasys.com/2009/07/06/getting-started-with-rails-and-sqlite3/)