# Gtk2 v1.0.0 update issue on Win7/MinGW

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gtk2-v1-0-0-update-issue-on-win7-mingw/209406>\
**Category:** Ruby-Gnome 2\
**Created:** [July 13, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gtk2-v1-0-0-update-issue-on-win7-mingw/209406 "2011-07-13T15:38:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gtk2-v1-0-0-update-issue-on-win7-mingw/209406/1 "2011-07-13T15:38:59Z")

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It looks like I’m trying to update before 1.0.0 has been officially  
released and before the x86-mingw32 binary gems are available (or things  
are still resolving with S3 as per @gemcutter recent tweets), but just  
in case it’s somthing else, here’s what I’m seeing:

C:\>gem outdated  
atk (0.90.9 \< 1.0.0)  
gdk\_pixbuf2 (0.90.9 \< 1.0.0)  
glib2 (0.90.9 \< 1.0.0)  
gtk2 (0.90.9 \< 1.0.0)  
pango (0.90.9 \< 1.0.0)

C:\>gem list gtk2 -rd

\*\*\* REMOTE GEMS \*\*\*

gtk2 (1.0.0, 0.90.9)  
Platforms:  
0.90.9: x86-mingw32  
1.0.0: ruby  
Author: The Ruby-GNOME2 Proejct Team  
Homepage: [http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/](http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/)

```
Ruby/GTK2 is a Ruby binding of GTK+-2.x.

```

C:\>gem update gtk2  
Updating installed gems  
Updating gtk2  
Fetching: glib2-1.0.0.gem (100%)  
Temporarily enhancing PATH to include DevKit…  
Building native extensions. This could take a while…  
ERROR: Error installing gtk2:  
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

```
    C:/ruby192/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb

```

checking for GCC… yes  
checking for rb\_define\_alloc\_func() in ruby.h… yes  
checking for rb\_block\_proc() in ruby.h… yes  
checking for new allocation framework… yes  
checking for attribute assignment… no  
checking for Win32 OS… yes  
checking for gobject-2.0… no  
\*\*\* extconf.rb failed \*\*\*

C:\>gem env  
RubyGems Environment:

- RUBYGEMS VERSION: 1.8.5
- RUBY VERSION: 1.9.2 (2011-07-09 patchlevel 290) [i386-mingw32]
- INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: C:/ruby192/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1
- RUBY EXECUTABLE: C:/ruby192/bin/ruby.exe
- EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: C:/ruby192/bin
- RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS:
  - ruby
  - x86-mingw32

- GEM PATHS:
  - C:/ruby192/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1
  - C:/Users/Jon/.gem/ruby/1.9.1

- GEM CONFIGURATION:
  - :update\_sources =\> true
  - :verbose =\> true
  - :benchmark =\> false
  - :backtrace =\> false
  - :bulk\_threshold =\> 1000
  - :sources =\> [“[http://rubygems.org](http://rubygems.org)”]
  - “gem” =\> “–no-ri --no-rdoc”

- REMOTE SOURCES:
  - [http://rubygems.org](http://rubygems.org)

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**Author:** ![ratchetcat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@ratchetcat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ratchetcat)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gtk2-v1-0-0-update-issue-on-win7-mingw/209406/2 "2011-07-13T15:59:11Z")

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Works now. Likely jumped the gun. Sorry for the noise.

C:\>gem list gtk2

\*\*\* LOCAL GEMS \*\*\*

gtk2 (1.0.0 x86-mingw32)