# MinGW with ruby c language interface **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [April 16, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mingw-with-ruby-c-language-interface/134900 "2008-04-16T00:30:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Minseok\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@Minseok\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Minseok_C)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mingw-with-ruby-c-language-interface/134900/1 "2008-04-16T00:30:29Z")
I installed ruby 1.8.6 one-click installer in my vista. Is there any easy way to make MinGW environments for ruby c-interface without recompiling ruby. ---
**Author:** ![Minseok\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@Minseok\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Minseok_C)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mingw-with-ruby-c-language-interface/134900/2 "2008-04-16T01:25:26Z")
On Apr 15, 7:26 pm, Minseok C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I installed ruby 1.8.6 one-click installer in my vista. > Is there any easy way to make MinGW environments for ruby c-interface > without recompiling ruby. Short answer: no. Long answer: If you want to go that road, you will need do somethink like Aslak Hellesoy did for ruby-usb: [http://blog.aslakhellesoy.com/2008/3/30/ruby-usb-gems](http://blog.aslakhellesoy.com/2008/3/30/ruby-usb-gems) The other, more complex way is get a rbconfig.rb from a MinGW environment and put inside your existing One-Click environment, replacing your original VC6 one. _Another_ approach is go for a full MinGW build of Ruby, like we are doing for One-Click Installer: [http://blog.mmediasys.com/2008/03/29/progress-of-one-click-installer-rubyinstaller/](http://blog.mmediasys.com/2008/03/29/progress-of-one-click-installer-rubyinstaller/) HTH,