# Problem on compiling ruby in windows **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [September 25, 2007, 4:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-on-compiling-ruby-in-windows/115420 "2007-09-25T04:43:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shinwoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@shinwoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shinwoo)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 4:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-on-compiling-ruby-in-windows/115420/1 "2007-09-25T04:43:51Z")
Hi, I am using the ruby one click installer all the while. Recently, I tried to compile the latest ruby 1.8.6-p110 and I found it is quite painful to compile it in windows. I am able to compile it with VS2003. I can compile the ruby.exe and rubyw.exe and some standard library without any problem. After compile the ruby.exe, I tried it and it run quite well but when I tried to install rubygems, it start complaining zlib not install. So, I recheck the compile log and found that there are still a lot of ruby extension which is not able to compile in windows because of missing of some library/development header, for eg openssl, zlib, readline, curse, nbm, iconv, pty, tk, syslog…etc . This is no problem for linux coz linux can download all the dev file easily like they can download zlib-dev with linux. However, doing this in windows is hard. For zlib, luckily I can found the source code and compile it successfully. After that, I just install rubygems without any problem. After install rubygems, I fire up IRB and type ‘require ‘irb/completion’’. It complain again no readline ext found… ☹ I had to start finding any readline source/library for windows available on net. I successful to found it with GNUWin but still not able to compile readline binding for ruby…I read the log file, it will check for ncurse.lib, termcap.lib, curse.lib, edit/readline.h…where do I get all this file??? So, can anyone tell me how to compile readline for ruby in windows? and so for openssl, curse, iconv, tk… ---
**Author:** ![shinwoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@shinwoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shinwoo)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 5:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-on-compiling-ruby-in-windows/115420/2 "2007-09-25T05:34:26Z")
Shin guey Wong wrote: > So, how do I configure with “–enable-threads” ? changing the Makefile? > I never compile any ruby source myself. > > My previous post question, I still no idea on how to compile readline > for ruby… Just finish compile the curse standard library with the lib from: > **[PDCurses - Browse Files at SourceForge.net](https://sourceforge.net/projects/pdcurses/files/)** > > An implementation of the curses library for Windows, DOS, OS/2, X11 and SDL. I had tried to compile it with pdcurse from gnuwin32 but it fails to compile. ---
**Author:** ![shinwoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@shinwoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shinwoo)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 5:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-on-compiling-ruby-in-windows/115420/3 "2007-09-25T05:17:17Z")
Shin guey Wong wrote: > So, can anyone tell me how to compile readline for ruby in windows? > and so for openssl, curse, iconv, tk… I just successful compile openssl base on the instruction below: [http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/vframe.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/120695?120482-121114+split-mode-vertical](http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/vframe.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/120695?120482-121114+split-mode-vertical) I use the same technique to compile the tk binding. I can compile it but I get the following warning message: * * * \*\* \*\* PTHREAD SUPPORT MODE WARNING: \*\* \*\* Ruby is compiled with --enable-pthread, but your Tcl/Tk library \*\* seems to be compiled without pthread support. Although you can \*\* create the tcltklib library, this combination may cause errors \*\* (e.g. hangs or segmentation faults). If you have no reason to \*\* keep the current pthread support status, we recommend you reconfigure \*\* and recompile the libraries so that both or neither support pthreads. \*\* \*\* If you want change the status of pthread support, please recompile \*\* Ruby without “–enable-pthread” configure option or recompile Tcl/Tk \*\* with “–enable-threads” configure option (if your Tcl/Tk is later \*\* than or equal to Tcl/Tk 8.1). \*\* * * * So, how do I configure with “–enable-threads” ? changing the Makefile? I never compile any ruby source myself. My previous post question, I still no idea on how to compile readline for ruby… ---
**Author:** ![shinwoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@shinwoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shinwoo)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2007, 12:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-on-compiling-ruby-in-windows/115420/4 "2007-09-27T00:59:24Z")
On 9/25/07, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > After compile the ruby.exe, I tried it and it run quite well but when I > > successfully. After that, I just install rubygems without any problem. > > You might want to look at the RubyForge details for the Windows > One-Click Installer. Since it’s an open-source project, I’m guessing all > the scripts, Vulcan nerve pinches, etc., necessary to build the > One-Click Installer are there in the SCM repository. There may actually > be a forum there too. Then again, Curt might just update the One-Click > and Instant Rails with the latest Ruby source soon too. 🙂 I am working on an One-Click Ruby Installer update (currently stuck on a problem with the ODBC bindings). I hope I can have something out fairly soon (actually, I need to because I’m really short on available time). Curt ---
**Author:** ![shinwoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@shinwoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shinwoo)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 7:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-on-compiling-ruby-in-windows/115420/5 "2007-09-25T07:19:15Z")
Shin guey Wong wrote: > tried to install rubygems, it start complaining zlib not install. So, I > After install rubygems, I fire up IRB and type ‘require > ‘irb/completion’’. It complain again no readline ext found… ☹ I had > to start finding any readline source/library for windows available on > net. I successful to found it with GNUWin but still not able to compile > readline binding for ruby…I read the log file, it will check for > ncurse.lib, termcap.lib, curse.lib, edit/readline.h…where do I get all > this file??? > > So, can anyone tell me how to compile readline for ruby in windows? > and so for openssl, curse, iconv, tk… You might want to look at the RubyForge details for the Windows One-Click Installer. Since it’s an open-source project, I’m guessing all the scripts, Vulcan nerve pinches, etc., necessary to build the One-Click Installer are there in the SCM repository. There may actually be a forum there too. Then again, Curt might just update the One-Click and Instant Rails with the latest Ruby source soon too. 🙂