# Help watir

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-watir/165237>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 10, 2009, 4:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-watir/165237 "2009-04-10T16:03:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![rubina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@rubina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubina)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2009, 4:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-watir/165237/1 "2009-04-10T16:03:46Z")

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Hello team,

While attempting to install watir I came across the following errors.  
Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you

ruby -v  
ruby 1.9.1p0 (2009-01-30 revision 21907) [i386-mingw32]

gem -v  
1.3.1

gem install watir  
Building native extensions. This could take a while…  
ERROR: Error installing watir:  
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

F:/ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb install watir  
checking for strncpy\_s()… \*\*\* extconf.rb failed \*\*\*  
Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of necessary  
libraries and/or headers.  
Check the mkmf.log file for more details. You may need configuration  
options.

Provided configuration options:  
–with-opt-dir  
–without-opt-dir  
–with-opt-include  
–without-opt-include=${opt-dir}/include  
–with-opt-lib  
–without-opt-lib=${opt-dir}/lib  
–with-make-prog  
–without-make-prog  
–srcdir=.  
–curdir  
–ruby=F:/ruby/bin/ruby  
F:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:362:in `try_do': The complier failed to generate an executable file. (RuntimeError) You have to install development tools first. from F:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:415:in`try\_link0’  
from F:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:419:in `try_link' from F:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:527:in`try\_func’  
from F:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:772:in `block in have_func' from F:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:668:in`block in  
checking\_for’  
from F:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:274:in `block (2 levels) in postpone' from F:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:248:in`open’  
from F:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:274:in `block in postpone' from F:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:248:in`open’  
from F:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:270:in `postpone' from F:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:667:in`checking\_for’  
from F:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:771:in `have_func' from extconf.rb:9:in`’

Gem files will remain installed in  
F:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/win32-api-1.4.0 for inspection.  
Results logged to  
F:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/win32-api-1.4.0/ext/gem\_make.out  
Updating class cache with 1396 classes…

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**Author:** ![rubina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@rubina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubina)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 12:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-watir/165237/2 "2009-04-12T00:05:58Z")

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Hi there,

I don’t think Watir is working with Ruby 1.9.1 yet, and will be happy to  
know about.

If you want to a simple way to get a Watir up running with Ruby 1.8.6  
[http://www.itest2.com/articles/2009/02/27/easy-setup-watir-with-pror-on-windows/](http://www.itest2.com/articles/2009/02/27/easy-setup-watir-with-pror-on-windows/)

Nigel

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**Author:** ![rubina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@rubina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubina)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-watir/165237/3 "2009-04-13T17:05:07Z")

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On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 6:06 PM, Nigel Hennan  
[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)wrote:

> –  
> Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/).

Nigel, Thank you for your reply. I guess I’ll wait until it works on  
1.9.1.  
That;s the Ruby version I have these days.