# Re: Problem getting IronRuby running - it won't compile

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-problem-getting-ironruby-running-it-wont-compile/163568>\
**Category:** IronRuby\
**Created:** [March 22, 2009, 2:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-problem-getting-ironruby-running-it-wont-compile/163568 "2009-03-22T02:32:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![raker\_t](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ecae2f/32.png) [@raker\_t](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raker_t)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 2:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-problem-getting-ironruby-running-it-wont-compile/163568/1 "2009-03-22T02:32:22Z")

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Open ruby.sln. IronRuby.sln is deprecated, and should be deleted (I  
thought it was). Are you using the old SVN sources? If so you should be  
using the Git repo, or the binary we just released at Rubyforge.

JD

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**Author:** ![raker\_t](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ecae2f/32.png) [@raker\_t](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raker_t)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-problem-getting-ironruby-running-it-wont-compile/163568/2 "2009-03-22T19:58:01Z")

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Oooh, yeah I was using the svn repository. I guess I have to go get Git

Jim D. wrote:

> Open ruby.sln. IronRuby.sln is deprecated, and should be deleted (I  
> thought it was). Are you using the old SVN sources? If so you should be  
> using the Git repo, or the binary we just released at Rubyforge.
> 
> JD

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**Author:** ![raker\_t](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ecae2f/32.png) [@raker\_t](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raker_t)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 5:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-problem-getting-ironruby-running-it-wont-compile/163568/3 "2009-03-23T05:58:37Z")

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[http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby](http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby) has recently been updated with  
all information you should need to build IronRuby, categorized into the  
following tasks:

Getting the  
sources[http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/getting-the-sources](http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/getting-the-sources)

dev.bat[http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/devbat](http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/devbat) - Setting up  
the dev environment

Building[http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/building](http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/building)

RubySpec[http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/rubyspec](http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/rubyspec)

Debugging[http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/debugging](http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/debugging)

Modifying the  
sources[http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/modifying-the-sources](http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/modifying-the-sources)

Contributing[http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/contributing](http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/contributing)

If there is any additional information that would help you get up and  
running, do let us know (or update the wiki yourself).

Shri

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**Author:** ![raker\_t](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ecae2f/32.png) [@raker\_t](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raker_t)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-problem-getting-ironruby-running-it-wont-compile/163568/4 "2009-03-23T18:59:10Z")

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Anyone care if we completely kill the SVN repository so folks don’t  
stumble upon it anymore?

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From: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid] on behalf of George Mauer  
[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid]  
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 11:58 AM  
To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
Subject: Re: [Ironruby-core] Problem getting IronRuby running - it won’t  
compile

Oooh, yeah I was using the svn repository. I guess I have to go get Git

Jim D. wrote:

> Open ruby.sln. IronRuby.sln is deprecated, and should be deleted (I  
> thought it was). Are you using the old SVN sources? If so you should be  
> using the Git repo, or the binary we just released at Rubyforge.
> 
> JD

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Ironruby-core mailing list  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
[http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core](http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/ironruby-core)

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**Author:** ![raker\_t](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ecae2f/32.png) [@raker\_t](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raker_t)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-problem-getting-ironruby-running-it-wont-compile/163568/5 "2009-03-23T11:17:40Z")

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The debugging mspec bits look great! Much clearer than my waffle.

Pete

From: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
[[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] On Behalf Of Shri B.  
Sent: Monday,23 March 23, 2009 04:57  
To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
Subject: [Ironruby-core] Updated dev instructions at  
[http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby](http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby)

[http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby](http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby) has recently been updated with  
all  
information you should need to build IronRuby, categorized into the  
following tasks:

Getting [http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/getting-the-sources](http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/getting-the-sources)  
the  
sources

dev.bat [http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/devbat](http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/devbat) - Setting up  
the  
dev environment

Building [http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/building](http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/building)

RubySpec [http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/rubyspec](http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/rubyspec)

Debugging [http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/debugging](http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/debugging)

Modifying  
[http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/modifying-the-sources](http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/modifying-the-sources)  
the sources

Contributing [http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/contributing](http://wiki.github.com/ironruby/ironruby/contributing)

If there is any additional information that would help you get up and  
running, do let us know (or update the wiki yourself).

Shri
