FIX for wxruby-1.9.6 on Windows

Desktop wxRuby
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Hi

If you’ve installed the latest wxRuby 1.9.6 on Windows and are having
trouble running applications, please try the following steps:

  1. Ensure that you have msvcr80.dll and msvcp80.dll available on your
    system. If you haven’t got them, they can be downloaded for free from
    http://www.dll-files.com/ and placed in your ruby/bin directory.

  2. Copy a file called
    ‘lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/wxruby-1.9.6-x86-mswin32-60/wxruby.so.manifest’
    to your ruby/bin directory, and there, rename it ‘ruby.exe.manifest’

On XP this will also ensure you get the nice XP-style widgets.

I’ll try and put out a release soon that automates these steps.

alex

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Double checked and proven to work.

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Also, if you use rubyw.exe, you need to repeat step 2, only naming it
rubyw.exe.manifest instead of ruby.exe.manifest

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correct path to ‘wxruby.so.manifest’ is:
‘lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/wxruby-1.9.6-x86-mswin32-60/lib/wxruby.so.manifest’
not:
‘lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/wxruby-1.9.6-x86-mswin32-60/wxruby.so.manifest’