# RMagick - very, very strange

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-very-very-strange/114890>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 18, 2007, 4:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-very-very-strange/114890 "2007-09-18T16:36:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jay-levitt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a88e57/32.png) [@jay-levitt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jay-levitt)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 4:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-very-very-strange/114890/1 "2007-09-18T16:36:28Z")

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I installed ImageMagick and RMagick on several platforms, including  
cygwin.  
I didn’t get any compilation errors, the gem installed smoothly, the  
tests  
all pass, and I’m able to use it from my application without any  
problems  
whatsoever. It works perfectly.

I’ve never had this happen before, and I’m unable to find any similar  
reports despite hours of searching. What on earth did I do wrong?

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**Author:** ![jay-levitt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a88e57/32.png) [@jay-levitt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jay-levitt)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 5:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-very-very-strange/114890/2 "2007-09-18T17:14:38Z")

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Dear Jay,

> I installed ImageMagick and RMagick on several platforms, including  
> cygwin.  
> I didn’t get any compilation errors, the gem installed smoothly, the tests  
> all pass, and I’m able to use it from my application without any problems  
> whatsoever. It works perfectly.
> 
> I’ve never had this happen before, and I’m unable to find any similar  
> reports despite hours of searching. What on earth did I do wrong?

You didn’t take notice that “good news is no news”. Grave error. 🙂 I  
can confirm  
your experience and would like to say ‘thank you’ to the developers  
of Imagemagick and RMagick.

Best regards,  
Axel

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**Author:** ![jay-levitt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a88e57/32.png) [@jay-levitt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jay-levitt)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-very-very-strange/114890/3 "2007-09-18T20:48:39Z")

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Quoth Axel E.:

> You didn’t take notice that “good news is no news”. Grave error. 🙂 I can  
> confirm  
> your experience and would like to say ‘thank you’ to the developers  
> of Imagemagick and RMagick.
> 
> Best regards,  
> Axel
> 
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I, on the other hand, had errors that had to do with the way Fedora’s  
ImageMagick package was packaged, and assumptions RMagick made from  
that.  
But everything else works :D.

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**Author:** ![jay-levitt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a88e57/32.png) [@jay-levitt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jay-levitt)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 10:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-very-very-strange/114890/4 "2007-09-18T22:59:59Z")

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Axel E. wrote:

> You didn’t take notice that “good news is no news”. Grave error. 🙂 I can confirm  
> your experience and would like to say ‘thank you’ to the developers  
> of Imagemagick and RMagick.
> 
> Best regards,  
> Axel

Speaking for RMagick, you’re welcome! Best regards to you, too.