# Gem question

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-question/74352>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 22, 2005, 4:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-question/74352 "2005-12-22T16:09:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![quik77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/q/dec6dc/32.png) [@quik77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/quik77)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 4:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-question/74352/1 "2005-12-22T16:09:17Z")

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I installed Ruby and I did a “gem update” to see what is newer to  
install. I get about 20 different versions of fxruby. One type says  
“mswin32” and the other says “ruby”.

Which do I choose?

Robert

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**Author:** ![quik77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/q/dec6dc/32.png) [@quik77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/quik77)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-question/74352/2 "2005-12-22T16:15:18Z")

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Robert H. wrote:

> I installed Ruby and I did a “gem update” to see what is newer to  
> install. I get about 20 different versions of fxruby. One type says  
> “mswin32” and the other says “ruby”.
> 
> Which do I choose?
> 
> Robert

Choose “ruby” if you want to compile for your system. Choose “mswin32”  
if you are on windows and don’t want to compile–binaries are included  
in the gem.

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**Author:** ![quik77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/q/dec6dc/32.png) [@quik77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/quik77)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-question/74352/3 "2005-12-22T16:18:20Z")

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Thanks!

Robert