# Rdiscount on windows

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rdiscount-on-windows/152651>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 6, 2008, 1:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rdiscount-on-windows/152651 "2008-11-06T01:42:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![johnnybutler7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@johnnybutler7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/johnnybutler7)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 1:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rdiscount-on-windows/152651/1 "2008-11-06T01:42:38Z")

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Hi,

I wonder if anyone can help. Im trying to get an application running on  
windows which requires the rdiscount gem. I found the following link  
below which looks like its a no go on windows(sorry link is so long, the  
page was cached),

[http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:uH2rJxIMclQJ:tomayko.com/writings/ruby-markdown-libraries-real-cheap-for-you-two-for-price-of-one+error+installing+rdiscount+on+windows&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=uk](http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:uH2rJxIMclQJ:tomayko.com/writings/ruby-markdown-libraries-real-cheap-for-you-two-for-price-of-one+error+installing+rdiscount+on+windows&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=uk)

Has anyone managed to get this successfully installed on windows?

If windows is a no go then what are my options, can i take rdiscount out  
and replace with something else?

Any advice appreciated, apart from ditch windows as its not possible  
YET!

JB

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**Author:** ![johnnybutler7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@johnnybutler7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/johnnybutler7)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rdiscount-on-windows/152651/2 "2008-12-22T22:35:48Z")

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RDiscount works fantastically on Mac and GNU/Linux systems, you can find  
alternatives here:  
[http://tomayko.com/writings/ruby-markdown-libraries-real-cheap-for-you-two-for-price-of-one](http://tomayko.com/writings/ruby-markdown-libraries-real-cheap-for-you-two-for-price-of-one)

John B. wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I wonder if anyone can help. Im trying to get an application running on  
> windows which requires the rdiscount gem. I found the following link  
> below which looks like its a no go on windows(sorry link is so long, the  
> page was cached),
> 
> [http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:uH2rJxIMclQJ:tomayko.com/writings/ruby-markdown-libraries-real-cheap-for-you-two-for-price-of-one+error+installing+rdiscount+on+windows&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=uk](http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:uH2rJxIMclQJ:tomayko.com/writings/ruby-markdown-libraries-real-cheap-for-you-two-for-price-of-one+error+installing+rdiscount+on+windows&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=uk)
> 
> Has anyone managed to get this successfully installed on windows?
> 
> If windows is a no go then what are my options, can i take rdiscount out  
> and replace with something else?
> 
> Any advice appreciated, apart from ditch windows as its not possible  
> YET!
> 
> JB