# NArray, How to install **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [November 14, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/narray-how-to-install/178983 "2009-11-14T18:38:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ralphshnelvar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@ralphshnelvar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ralphshnelvar)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/narray-how-to-install/178983/1 "2009-11-14T18:38:45Z")
I’m trying to install NArray so that irb can get access to its methods. Is there a blow by blow description on how to do this in a Windows environment? ---
**Author:** ![ralphshnelvar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@ralphshnelvar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ralphshnelvar)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/narray-how-to-install/178983/2 "2009-11-14T20:21:02Z")
Ralph S. wrote: > I’m trying to install NArray so that irb can get access to its > methods. > > Is there a blow by blow description on how to do this in a Windows > environment? Did you do require ‘narray’ in irb? ## Best, Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![ralphshnelvar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@ralphshnelvar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ralphshnelvar)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/narray-how-to-install/178983/3 "2009-11-14T22:55:04Z")
Marnen, MLK\> Ralph S. wrote: > > I’m trying to install NArray so that irb can get access to its > > methods. > > > > Is there a blow by blow description on how to do this in a Windows > > environment? MLK\> Did you do MLK\> require ‘narray’ MLK\> in irb? I unzipped the narray tar to f:\Ralph-Rails-Apps\narray-0.5.9p7\ # - - - - - - F:\INSTAN~1.0-W\>CD F:\InstantRails-2.0-win F:\InstantRails-2.0-win\>PATH F:\InstantRails-2.0-win\ruby\bin;F:\InstantRails-2. 0-win\mysql\bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Progr am Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static;C:\Program Files (x86)\Commo n Files\Ulead Systems\MPEG;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Windows Performance Toolki t;C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTSystem;C:\Program Files (x86)\e\cmd;F:\IN STAN~1.0-W\ruby\bin;F:\INSTAN~1.0-W\Apache;F:\INSTAN~1.0-W\PHP F:\InstantRails-2.0-win\>cd rails\_apps F:\InstantRails-2.0-win\rails\_apps\>dir Volume in drive F is 195 GB Volume Serial Number is EEEA-7F9A Directory of F:\InstantRails-2.0-win\rails\_apps 11/14/2009 02:45 PM . 11/14/2009 02:45 PM … 10/23/2009 10:02 PM .metadata 11/14/2009 02:45 PM 0 cd 10/23/2009 10:02 PM cookbook 11/14/2009 02:45 PM 0 exit 11/14/2009 02:45 PM 0 irb 11/14/2009 03:22 AM 5,110 Makefile 11/14/2009 03:22 AM 3,462 mkmf.log 11/14/2009 03:22 AM 0 narray\_config.h 11/14/2009 02:45 PM 0 require 10/23/2009 10:02 PM typo-2.6.0 7 File(s) 8,572 bytes 5 Dir(s) 207,972,462,592 bytes free F:\InstantRails-2.0-win\rails\_apps\>cd f:\Ralph-Rails-Apps\depot\ f:\Ralph-Rails-Apps\depot\>irb irb(main):001:0\> require ‘narray’ LoadError: no such file to load – narray from (irb):1:in `require’ from (irb):1 irb(main):005:0\> require ‘f:\Ralph-Rails-Apps\narray-0.5.9p7\’ LoadError: no such file to load – f:\Ralph-Rails-Apps\narray-0.5.9p7 from (irb):5:in `require’ from (irb):5 from :0 irb(main):006:0\> require ‘f:\Ralph-Rails-Apps\narray-0.5.9p7\narray’ LoadError: no such file to load – f:\Ralph-Rails-Apps\narray-0.5.9p7\narray from (irb):6:in `require’ from (irb):6 from :0 # - - - - - Suggestions, please. ---
**Author:** ![ralphshnelvar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@ralphshnelvar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ralphshnelvar)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 11:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/narray-how-to-install/178983/4 "2009-11-14T23:50:39Z")
Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote: > Is there a gem available (the website should say)? If so, install it > that way. Yep, there is. $ gem list | grep array narray (0.5.9.7) ---
**Author:** ![ralphshnelvar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@ralphshnelvar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ralphshnelvar)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 11:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/narray-how-to-install/178983/5 "2009-11-14T23:05:49Z")
Ralph S. wrote: > Marnen, > > MLK\> Ralph S. wrote: > > > > I’m trying to install NArray so that irb can get access to its > > > methods. > > > > > > Is there a blow by blow description on how to do this in a Windows > > > environment? > > MLK\> Did you do > MLK\> require ‘narray’ > MLK\> in irb? > > I unzipped the narray tar to > f:\Ralph-Rails-Apps\narray-0.5.9p7\ Is there a gem available (the website should say)? If so, install it that way. > # - - - - - - > > F:\INSTAN~1.0-W\>CD F:\InstantRails-2.0-win > > F:\InstantRails-2.0-win\>PATH > F:\InstantRails-2.0-win\ruby\bin;F:\InstantRails-2. > 0-win\mysql\bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Progr > am Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static;C:\Program Files > (x86)\Commo > n Files\Ulead Systems\MPEG;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Windows > Performance Toolki > t;C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTSystem;C:\Program Files > (x86)\e\cmd;F:\IN > STAN~1.0-W\ruby\bin;F:\INSTAN~1.0-W\Apache;F:\INSTAN~1.0-W\PHP > > F:\InstantRails-2.0-win\>cd rails\_apps > > F:\InstantRails-2.0-win\rails\_apps\>dir > Volume in drive F is 195 GB > Volume Serial Number is EEEA-7F9A > > Directory of F:\InstantRails-2.0-win\rails\_apps > > 11/14/2009 02:45 PM . > 11/14/2009 02:45 PM … > 10/23/2009 10:02 PM .metadata > 11/14/2009 02:45 PM 0 cd > 10/23/2009 10:02 PM cookbook > 11/14/2009 02:45 PM 0 exit > 11/14/2009 02:45 PM 0 irb > 11/14/2009 03:22 AM 5,110 Makefile > 11/14/2009 03:22 AM 3,462 mkmf.log > 11/14/2009 03:22 AM 0 narray\_config.h > 11/14/2009 02:45 PM 0 require > 10/23/2009 10:02 PM typo-2.6.0 > 7 File(s) 8,572 bytes > 5 Dir(s) 207,972,462,592 bytes free That looks like C files that need to be compiled. If no gem is available, I guess you’ll have to build the library from source. > […] > Suggestions, please. Learn about gems and make. ## Best, Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid