# Freeride under windows (totally newbie question) **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [February 15, 2007, 1:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/freeride-under-windows-totally-newbie-question/85671 "2007-02-15T13:28:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![scoundrel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@scoundrel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/scoundrel)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2007, 1:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/freeride-under-windows-totally-newbie-question/85671/1 "2007-02-15T13:28:57Z")
Hi All, I’ve downloaded Ruby O.-Click installer (ruby185-21.exe), and tried to run freeride IDE. As the result I’ve got a console window with infinite stream of error messages like this: * * * ## – Failing to load: rubyide\_fox\_gui-appframe Failing to load: rubyide\_fox\_gui-fox\_services Failing to load: rubyide\_fox\_gui Failing to load: rubyide\_tools\_fox\_script\_runner Failing to load: rubyide\_tools\_fox\_file\_browser Failing to load: rubyide\_tools\_fox\_source\_browser Failing to load: rubyide\_tools\_fox\_ri Failing to load: rubyide\_tools\_fox\_irb Failing to load: rubyide\_tools\_fox\_databus\_inspector Failing to load: rubyide\_tools\_fox\_configurator Failing to load: rubyide\_tools\_fox\_debugger Failing to load: rubyide\_tools\_configurator Failing to load: rubyide\_tools\_fox\_configurator Failing to load: rubyide\_fox\_gui-toolbar Failing to load: rubyide\_fox\_gui Failing to load: rubyide\_tools\_fox\_script\_runner Failing to load: rubyide\_tools\_fox\_file\_browser Failing to load: rubyide\_tools\_fox\_source\_browser Failing to load: rubyide\_tools\_fox\_ri Failing to load: rubyide\_tools\_fox\_irb … already initialized constant ID\_GETREALRANGE c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fxruby-1.2.6-mswin32/ext/fox12/fox12.so: warning: already initialized constant ID\_SETHELPSTRING c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fxruby-1.2.6-mswin32/ext/fox12/fox12.so: warning: already initialized constant ID\_GETHELPSTRING c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fxruby-1.2.6-mswin32/ext/fox12/fox12.so: warning: already initialized constant ID\_SETTIPSTRING c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fxruby-1.2.6-mswin32/ext/fox12/fox12.so: warning: already initialized constant ID\_GETTIPSTRING c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fxruby-1.2.6-mswin32/ext/fox12/fox12.so: warning: already initialized constant ID\_QUERY\_TIP c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fxruby-1.2.6-mswin32/ext/fox12/fox12.so: … – My path contains ruby/bin directory. I understand that I haven’t configured something, but I am unable to figure out what exactly is wrong. What should I do to get it work? P.S. Sorry for a totally newbie question, but I really want to try out Ruby. Best regards, Alexey K. ---
**Author:** ![scoundrel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@scoundrel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/scoundrel)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/freeride-under-windows-totally-newbie-question/85671/2 "2007-02-15T13:43:59Z")
On 2/15/07, Alexey K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi All, > > I’ve downloaded Ruby O.-Click installer (ruby185-21.exe), and tried to > run freeride IDE. As the result I’ve got a console window with infinite > stream of error messages like this: There is some kind of conflict between FreeRIDE and the latest Ruby one-click. I am not sure what the details are (you will have to go to the FreeRIDE homepage to figure this out). It will tend to crash a lot also. If you really want to try FreeRIDE you will need to get an earlier Ruby 1-click installer, I think 1.8.4 is fine. But if you really want to learn & try out Ruby, just use SCiTe, the other editor that comes with the Ruby 1-click. Many books and tutorials use SCiTe as a base reference. If you are on windows, note that the IDE environment for Ruby is not the best. There is work in progress to get these into better shape (and FreeRIDE is a good attempt) on eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, but for now your windows Ruby programming options are limited to programming editors and a couple of commercial tools that may take your fancy. If you are on Linux/UNIX your options improve. If you are on a Mac, you have the highly respected TextMate which seems to be the platform of choice for anyone doing serious Ruby work nowadays. ---
**Author:** ![scoundrel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@scoundrel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/scoundrel)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2007, 2:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/freeride-under-windows-totally-newbie-question/85671/3 "2007-02-15T14:29:00Z")
Alexey K. wrote: > Hi All, > > I’ve downloaded Ruby O.-Click installer (ruby185-21.exe), and tried to > run freeride IDE. As the result I’ve got a console window with infinite > stream of error messages like this: from another relative newbie… 1. ruby185-21.exe is not the most recent Ruby O.-Click installer, there is a later version where this problem _may_ be resolved. (I haven’t tried it - I think freeride is not part of that release - see below.) 1. you _don’t_ get an ‘infinite’ stream of error messages: if you wait for the package to load you will find that the messages, which are warnings not errors, will stop. After that the editor works fine: your installation is not ‘broken’. 1. the problem is common to all applications that use a particular version of the fxruby gui library with a particular version of the ruby interpreter - it is ugly and worrying for newcomers, but it is well documented and can’t be fixed retrospectively - in time it will go away. 1. as others have said, you don’t actually _need_ freeride - I have found Scite to be fine as a development environment for the sort of ruby work I want to do under windows. Good luck ---
**Author:** ![scoundrel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@scoundrel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/scoundrel)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/freeride-under-windows-totally-newbie-question/85671/4 "2007-02-15T18:48:44Z")
On 2/15/07, David R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > 1. > > you _don’t_ get an ‘infinite’ stream of error messages: if you wait for > the package to load you will find that the messages, which are warnings > not errors, will stop. After that the editor works fine: your > installation is not ‘broken’. Be warned - the editor will crash quite regularly however. Best to take Curts advice and download FreeRIDE separately.