# Instant Messenger?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instant-messenger/133425>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 31, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instant-messenger/133425 "2008-03-31T14:54:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![blitzer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ecae2f/32.png) [@blitzer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blitzer)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instant-messenger/133425/1 "2008-03-31T14:54:04Z")

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Hello. I want use Ruby to make Instant Messenger. Where can I study  
about how to make it?? It can possible to make??

thank you for the answer :’)

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**Author:** ![blitzer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ecae2f/32.png) [@blitzer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blitzer)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instant-messenger/133425/2 "2008-03-31T15:09:06Z")

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On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 09:54:09PM +0900, Pat K. wrote:

> Hello. I want use Ruby to make Instant Messenger. Where can I study  
> about how to make it?? It can possible to make??

gem install ruburple  
[http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruburple/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruburple/)

> thank you for the answer :')  
> –Greg

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**Author:** ![blitzer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ecae2f/32.png) [@blitzer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blitzer)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instant-messenger/133425/3 "2008-03-31T15:11:52Z")

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thank you! where is tutorial of ruburple?? 🙂

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**Author:** ![blitzer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ecae2f/32.png) [@blitzer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blitzer)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instant-messenger/133425/4 "2008-03-31T15:38:06Z")

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On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 10:11:54PM +0900, Pat K. wrote:

> thank you! where is tutorial of ruburple?? 🙂

I know of no tutorial. Google for information. Read the README. Dig  
around.  
I figured it out when I was doing stuff with it some time ago, and I  
think  
I posted some sample code some months back.

–Greg

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**Author:** ![blitzer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ecae2f/32.png) [@blitzer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blitzer)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instant-messenger/133425/5 "2008-03-31T16:50:50Z")

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On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 11:13:01PM +0900, Pat K. wrote:

> ```
> extconf failure: pkg-config needed
> --------------------------------------------------
> 
> ```

[…]

> How can I install pkg-config?? I use window xp and can’t apt-get like  
> linux :’(

I don’t use Windows. Maybe someone else can help you.

–Greg

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**Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instant-messenger/133425/6 "2008-03-31T16:12:59Z")

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I try to install but I can’t it show me an error message.

```
Bulk updating Gem source index for: http://gems.rubyforge.org
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::Installer::ExtensionBuildError)
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

ruby extconf.rb install ruburple -y
checking for pkg-config... no
--------------------------------------------------
extconf failure: pkg-config needed
--------------------------------------------------
***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
--srcdir=.
--curdir
--ruby=c:/ruby/bin/ruby

Gem files will remain installed in 

```

c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ruburple-0.0.8  
for inspection.  
Results logged to  
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ruburple-0.0.8/ext/gem\_make.out

How can I install pkg-config?? I use window xp and can’t apt-get like  
linux :’(