# RMagick 2.0.0 for Windows **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [December 30, 2007, 10:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-2-0-0-for-windows/124602 "2007-12-30T22:23:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![timhunter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/71e660/32.png) [@timhunter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/timhunter)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 10:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-2-0-0-for-windows/124602/1 "2007-12-30T22:23:39Z")
I’ve just uploaded a pre-compiled-for-Windows RMagick 2.0.0 gem to RubyForge. The gem is bundled with ImageMagick 6.3.7-8. Look for RMagick-2.0.0-ImageMagick-6.3.7-8-Q8.zip in the rmagick-win32 project of the RMagick download page [[http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=12](http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=12)]. Remember it takes a few hours for the mirrors to catch up. This makes 4 RMagick releases in 4 days so I’m going to stop for a while. You can read about RMagick 2 here: [http://rmagick.rubyforge.org/rmagick2](http://rmagick.rubyforge.org/rmagick2). How do you know if you should upgrade to RMagick 2? You should use RMagick 2 instead of RMagick 1 if 1. You want to use RMagick with Ruby 1.9.0. RMagick 2 works with 1.9.0. RMagick 1 does not. 2. You want to use new ImageMagick functionality. RMagick 1 maintenance is limited to bug fixes. New ImageMagick functionality will appear in RMagick 2. 3. You want to have better control over RMagick’s memory usage. RMagick 2 has two new methods - Image#destroy! and Magick.trace\_proc= - that can help you manage the memory used by images in your programs. You should stick with RMagick 1 if 1. You want to use older releases of ImageMagick or Ruby. 2. You want to use RMagick with GraphicsMagick. RMagick 2 has different prerequisites and is very slightly incompatible with RMagick 1, so be sure to read the web page before you download it. The detailed ChangeLog is here [[http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release\_id=17446](http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=17446)] Please report bugs on RMagick’s bug tracker [[http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?group\_id=12](http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?group_id=12)]. You can ask questions in the RMagick Help Forum [[http://rubyforge.org/forum/?group\_id=12](http://rubyforge.org/forum/?group_id=12)], or contact me directly at rmagick AT rubyforge DOT org. RMagick 2 is an interface to the ImageMagick ([www.imagemagick.org](http://www.imagemagick.org)) image processing library. RMagick supports more than 90 image formats, including GIF, JPEG, and PNG, and comes with comprehensive HTML documentation. ---
**Author:** ![timhunter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/71e660/32.png) [@timhunter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/timhunter)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2007, 11:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-2-0-0-for-windows/124602/2 "2007-12-30T23:00:42Z")
On Dec 30, 10:22 pm, Tim H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > RMagick 2 instead of RMagick 1 if > help you manage the memory used by images in your programs. > The detailed ChangeLog is here > documentation. > > – > RMagick:[http://rmagick.rubyforge.org/](http://rmagick.rubyforge.org/) > RMagick 2:[http://rmagick.rubyforge.org/rmagick2.html](http://rmagick.rubyforge.org/rmagick2.html) Thanks Tim.