# Problems Building on Windows **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby-Gnome 2\ **Created:** [January 10, 2011, 11:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-building-on-windows/201529 "2011-01-10T11:52:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 11:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-building-on-windows/201529/1 "2011-01-10T11:52:41Z")
I am having a huge amount of problems building this on windows. I admit that I am not following the directions on the website because I would like to have something newer than 2.10. I got the 2.22 bundle from [gtk.org](http://gtk.org). Maybe it’s not supported? Anyway, my first problem was that I needed to set the PKG\_CONFIG\_PATH environment variable so that ruby-gnome2 could find my GTK installation. It took me a long time to figure that out, so it would be nice to have a note in the documentation. But then I ran into the problem that the mkmf-gnome2.rb script doesn’t set the CFLAGS from pkg-config. I’m not sure why because Kou’s pkg-config script makes it quite easy. But then finally, some GTK variables can’t be found. It seems like 2.22 isn’t supported yet. But I can’t find anything on the website saying what version _is_ supported. I don’t believe it is 2.10 because that is more than 2 years old. I would really, really like to build this so I can finally release my application on windows. Any help is appreciated. ``` MikeC ``` ---
**Author:** ![mikec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@mikec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mikec)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-building-on-windows/201529/2 "2011-01-10T13:30:54Z")
Hi, In [AANLkTimV=HZpe\_o-aE7KcMf\_XzfPA=removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:AANLkTimV=HZpe_o-aE7KcMf_XzfPA=removed_email_address@domain.invalid) “[ruby-gnome2-devel-en] Problems Building on Windows” on Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:51:49 +0900, Mike C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I am having a huge amount of problems building this on windows. > I admit that I am not following the directions on the website > because I would like to have something newer than 2.10. > I got the 2.22 bundle from [gtk.org](http://gtk.org). Maybe it’s not supported? GTK+ 2.22 is supported. > Anyway, my first problem was that I needed to set the > PKG\_CONFIG\_PATH environment variable so that ruby-gnome2 > could find my GTK installation. It took me a long time to > figure that out, so it would be nice to have a note in the > documentation. Could you contribute your build instructions? We want to update the following documents: [http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?compile\_mingw](http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?compile_mingw) [http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?compile\_vc](http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?compile_vc) > But then I ran into the problem that the mkmf-gnome2.rb > script doesn’t set the CFLAGS from pkg-config. I’m not > sure why because Kou’s pkg-config script makes it quite > easy. Did you and pkg-config.rb find GTK+ \*.pc? > But then finally, some GTK variables can’t be found. > It seems like 2.22 isn’t supported yet. But I can’t find > anything on the website saying what version _is_ supported. > I don’t believe it is 2.10 because that is more than 2 > years old. We can install Ruby/GTK2 binary with GTK+ 2.22 binaries by gem: > gem install gtk2 The gem was built with MinGW on my Debian GNU/Linux. (It’s cross compile.) But GTK+ version isn’t saied as you saied. We should update the following document… [http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?Install+Guide+for+Windows](http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?Install+Guide+for+Windows) ## Thanks, kou ---
**Author:** ![mikec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@mikec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mikec)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-building-on-windows/201529/3 "2011-01-10T14:09:55Z")
Thanks for the quick reply! On 10 January 2011 21:30, Kouhei S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > GTK+ 2.22 is supported. That’s good to know. Probably there was something else wrong. > Could you contribute your build instructions? > We want to update the following documents: > [http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?compile\_mingw](http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?compile_mingw) > [http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?compile\_vc](http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?compile_vc) OK. I will try again tomorrow. I am using mingw right now. If I can get it to work I will write some instructions. > > But then I ran into the problem that the mkmf-gnome2.rb > > script doesn’t set the CFLAGS from pkg-config. I’m not > > sure why because Kou’s pkg-config script makes it quite > > easy. > > Did you and pkg-config.rb find GTK+ \*.pc? Yes. Once I set the PKG\_CONFIG\_PATH there was no problem. But the mkmf-gnome2.rb script doesn’t seem to use the config information. I added some code like: gtk\_config = PackageConfig.new(“gtk±2.0”) CFLAGS += " " + gtk\_config.cflags It is possible I misunderstood something and it is handled somewhere else. But I couldn’t get it to work without doing this. > We can install Ruby/GTK2 binary with GTK+ 2.22 binaries by > gem: > > > gem install gtk2 > > The gem was built with MinGW on my Debian GNU/Linux. (It’s > cross compile.) Ahh. That’s VERY good 🙂 I didn’t realize it. I will use that. But I will try to get everything built and then update the documentation. My first language is English, so it’s will be easy for me once I understand what to do. ``` MikeC ``` ---
**Author:** ![mikec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@mikec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mikec)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-building-on-windows/201529/4 "2011-01-10T14:38:48Z")
Hi, In [AANLkTinpwJC5Y-GPO5AZUsnG8SmXEJV3cjUUGv=removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:AANLkTinpwJC5Y-GPO5AZUsnG8SmXEJV3cjUUGv=removed_email_address@domain.invalid) “Re: [ruby-gnome2-devel-en] Problems Building on Windows” on Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:09:04 +0900, Mike C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > Could you contribute your build instructions? > > We want to update the following documents: > > [http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?compile\_mingw](http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?compile_mingw) > > [http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?compile\_vc](http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?compile_vc) > > OK. I will try again tomorrow. I am using mingw right now. > If I can get it to work I will write some instructions. Thanks! > gtk\_config = PackageConfig.new(“gtk±2.0”) > CFLAGS += " " + gtk\_config.cflags > > It is possible I misunderstood something and it is handled > somewhere else. But I couldn’t get it to work without doing > this. OK. I understand. The current mkmf-gnome2.rb requires GTK+ and required binaries are installed under RUBY\_GTK2\_TOP\_DIRECTORY/vendor/local/ direcotry. . |-- ext | `-- gtk2 | ... . `– vendor `-- local |-- bin |-- lib … See also directories in Ruby/GTK2 gem. > My first language is English, so it’s will be easy for me once I understand > what to do. Thanks! It will be very useful. – kou