# Problem compiling dev version for windows

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-compiling-dev-version-for-windows/105552>\
**Category:** Ferret\
**Created:** [May 31, 2007, 1:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-compiling-dev-version-for-windows/105552 "2007-05-31T01:47:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![dagnan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@dagnan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dagnan)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2007, 1:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-compiling-dev-version-for-windows/105552/1 "2007-05-31T01:47:58Z")

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Hi!

I’m trying to compile the svn version (0.10.5.1), but I’m experimenting  
a lot of troubles (I had to install Visual C++ Express 2005, etc.) -  
Windows XP SP2

Has anyone already done it? It would be very nice if you coul help me.

Actually, I need it to solve the highlight bug (I also get the segfault  
message when I use the highlight function).

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![dagnan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@dagnan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dagnan)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2007, 1:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-compiling-dev-version-for-windows/105552/2 "2007-05-31T01:53:04Z")

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I want to precise something: the problem is during the nmake process  
(nmake is okay, but not the thing the compilator does with cl.exe)

Microsoft ® Program Maintenance Utility Version 8.00.50727.42  
Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

```
    cl -nologo -I. -IE:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-mswin32 

```

-IE:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.  
8/i386-mswin32 -I. -MD -Zi -O2b2xg- -G6 -c -Tcanalysis.c  
cl : Command line warning D9035 : option ‘Og-’ has been deprecated and  
will be r  
emoved in a future release  
cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option ‘-G6’  
analysis.c  
analysis.c : fatal error C1902: Program database manager mismatch;  
please check  
your installation  
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: ‘“C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio  
8\VC\bin\c  
l.EXE”’ : return code ‘0x2’  
Stop.