# Ruby-ldap on Windows (built) **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [April 18, 2006, 6:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-ldap-on-windows-built/58123 "2006-04-18T18:28:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8e8cbc/32.png) [@yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yetanothergeek)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 6:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-ldap-on-windows-built/58123/1 "2006-04-18T18:28:09Z")
I have finally managed to build the ruby-ldap library for the Windows platform (i.e. not a cygwin or ming build, but an mswin32 build). This has been an issue for awhile as the maintainer of the project does not have access to a Windows machine for testing. So far, it seems to be working (I use it only for ActiveDirectory authentication). Anyway, if you are like me and have been struggling to get ldap working on the mswin32 build, please try the pre-built package: Download: [http://webtest.wvu.edu/users/cbscharf/ldap/](http://webtest.wvu.edu/users/cbscharf/ldap/) Put ldap.so in: C:\ruby\lib\ruby\site\_ruby\1.8\i386-msvcrt Put \*.rb in: C:\ruby\lib\ruby\site\_ruby\1.8\ldap I believe these are the proper locations. Hopefully this helps someone out there šŸ™‚ Note: This was build using 0.9.4 of ruby-ldap on WinXP SP2. ---
**Author:** ![yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8e8cbc/32.png) [@yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yetanothergeek)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 7:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-ldap-on-windows-built/58123/2 "2006-04-18T19:26:58Z")
On 4/18/06, Chris S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I have finally managed to build the ruby-ldap library for the Windows > platform (i.e. not a cygwin or ming build, but an mswin32 build). > > This has been an issue for awhile as the maintainer of the project does > not have access to a Windows machine for testing. Cool. Would you be interested in alpha-testing a different solution and providing advice toward the development in it? -austin ---
**Author:** ![yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8e8cbc/32.png) [@yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yetanothergeek)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 9:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-ldap-on-windows-built/58123/3 "2006-04-18T21:18:36Z")
On 4/18/06, Chris S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > on the mswin32 build, please try the pre-built package: > I believe these are the proper locations. Hopefully this helps someone > out there šŸ™‚ > > Note: This was build using 0.9.4 of ruby-ldap on WinXP SP2. I would LOVE to know how you managed this. I struck out hard on several occasions, and Iā€™d like to learn from my mistakes. ā€“Wilson. ---
**Author:** ![yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8e8cbc/32.png) [@yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yetanothergeek)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-ldap-on-windows-built/58123/4 "2006-04-18T21:34:34Z")
Wilson B. wrote: > On 4/18/06, Chris S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > on the mswin32 build, please try the pre-built package: > > I believe these are the proper locations. Hopefully this helps someone > > out there šŸ™‚ > > > > Note: This was build using 0.9.4 of ruby-ldap on WinXP SP2. > > I would LOVE to know how you managed this. I struck out hard on > several occasions, and Iā€™d like to learn from my mistakes. > > ā€“Wilson. Well, the first step was to download the latest Platform SDK ([http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0baf2b35-c656-4969-ace8-e4c0c0716adb&DisplayLang=en](http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0baf2b35-c656-4969-ace8-e4c0c0716adb&DisplayLang=en)). The reason is that I have MSVC C++ 6.0, and apparently that distribution has a known issue with the wldap32.lib library. After downloading the SDK, I grabbed the latest ruby-ldap source from sourceforge. Now, the ruby-ldap source has a win directory, which has a wldap32.def file, and this is used to build the wldap32.lib file. However, I think this .def creates the BAD .lib that comes with MSVC 6, so what I did was drop in the one from the platform SDK. Now, the tricky part: modifiying the source. I had to open the sslconn.c file, and change a few things. The first is that the rb\_ldap\_sslconn\_bind\_f function (around line 260) is missing an argument. The function definition should be: VALUE rb\_ldap\_sslconn\_bind\_f(int argc, VALUE argv[], VALUE self, VALUE (\*rb\_ldap\_sslconn\_bind\_func) (int, VALUE, VALUE)) The two functions that follow (rb\_ldap\_sslconn\_bind\_s and rb\_ldap\_sslconn\_simple\_bind\_s) make calls to a function called rb\_ldap\_sslconn\_bind\_func However, it should be rb\_ldap\_sslconn\_bind\_f Next - the SDK includes special command prompt shortcuts that set up the paths and all that, so I used the one for my machine (Win XP 32-bit), and went to the directory where I had extracted the source. Then: ruby extconf.rb --with-wldap32 nmake nmake install I believe the Platform SDK itself should be sufficient to build everything - the real trick is getting that .lib from the SDK and dropping it in the \win directory of the extracted source, and then changing the source code. ---
**Author:** ![yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8e8cbc/32.png) [@yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yetanothergeek)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-ldap-on-windows-built/58123/5 "2006-04-19T03:04:06Z")
Ian M. wrote: > Iā€™ll make these changes to the source. > > This would make for a nice 0.9.5 release. If you can send me the .def > file, Iā€™ll package up a tar file and send it to you for verification > that things work out of the box. Current Ruby/LDAP CVS has the changes, so Iā€™m curious to know if the Windows build now works out of the box. Iā€™d be grateful if Windows users could try this out and report back. ---
**Author:** ![yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8e8cbc/32.png) [@yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yetanothergeek)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-ldap-on-windows-built/58123/6 "2006-04-18T22:00:04Z")
Chris S. wrote: > Now, the ruby-ldap source has a win directory, which has a wldap32.def > file, and this is used to build the wldap32.lib file. However, I think > this .def creates the BAD .lib that comes with MSVC 6, so what I did was > drop in the one from the platform SDK. Can you possibly provide me with the good wldap32.def file from the SDK? I assume itā€™s redistributable, in which case Iā€™ll substitute it for the bad one. > Now, the tricky part: modifiying the source. I had to open the > sslconn.c file, and change a few things. The first is that the > rb\_ldap\_sslconn\_bind\_f function (around line 260) is missing an > argument. The function definition should be: > > VALUE rb\_ldap\_sslconn\_bind\_f(int argc, VALUE argv[], VALUE self, > VALUE (\*rb\_ldap\_sslconn\_bind\_func) (int, VALUE, VALUE)) > > The two functions that follow (rb\_ldap\_sslconn\_bind\_s and > rb\_ldap\_sslconn\_simple\_bind\_s) make calls to a function called > > rb\_ldap\_sslconn\_bind\_func > > However, it should be > > rb\_ldap\_sslconn\_bind\_f Iā€™ll make these changes to the source. This would make for a nice 0.9.5 release. If you can send me the .def file, Iā€™ll package up a tar file and send it to you for verification that things work out of the box. Thanks for your work on this. ---
**Author:** ![yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8e8cbc/32.png) [@yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yetanothergeek)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 9:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-ldap-on-windows-built/58123/7 "2006-04-20T21:46:38Z")
Ian M. wrote: > Current Ruby/LDAP CVS has the changes, so Iā€™m curious to know if the > Windows build now works out of the box. Iā€™d be grateful if Windows users > could try this out and report back. I worked with Chris S. to fix the issues on Windows and am pleased to say that the result is the release of version 0.9.5, the first version known to work on Windows since I took over maintenance of the code. If anyone experiences any problems with this version, please let me know. It should just work out of the box. ---
**Author:** ![yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8e8cbc/32.png) [@yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yetanothergeek)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 10:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-ldap-on-windows-built/58123/8 "2006-05-03T22:31:45Z")
Ian M. wrote: > Ian M. wrote: > > > Current Ruby/LDAP CVS has the changes, so Iā€™m curious to know if the > > Windows build now works out of the box. Iā€™d be grateful if Windows users > > could try this out and report back. > > I worked with Chris S. to fix the issues on Windows and am pleased > to say that the result is the release of version 0.9.5, the first > version known to work on Windows since I took over maintenance of the > code. > > If anyone experiences any problems with this version, please let me > know. It should just work out of the box. The new version worked on Windows for me. I updated my Platform SDK to the newest version just in case and then ran ā€˜ruby extconf.rb ā€“with-wldap32ā€™, ā€˜nmakeā€™, and ā€˜nmake installā€™, as mentioned above. I had a small problem at first though, I think because it didnā€™t like spaces in my path (I put the files on my desktop). I also used require ā€˜LDAPā€™ instead of require ā€˜ldapā€™ when I was testing it, which it didnā€™t like. I guess the convention is to use lower-case for require? ---
**Author:** ![yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/8e8cbc/32.png) [@yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yetanothergeek)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 3:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-ldap-on-windows-built/58123/9 "2006-07-11T15:06:21Z")
Peter Tseng wrote: > Ian M. wrote: > > > Ian M. wrote: > > > > > Current Ruby/LDAP CVS has the changes, so Iā€™m curious to know if the > > > Windows build now works out of the box. Iā€™d be grateful if Windows users > > > could try this out and report back. > > > > I worked with Chris S. to fix the issues on Windows and am pleased > > to say that the result is the release of version 0.9.5, the first > > version known to work on Windows since I took over maintenance of the > > code. > > > > If anyone experiences any problems with this version, please let me > > know. It should just work out of the box. > > The new version worked on Windows for me. I updated my Platform SDK to > the newest version just in case and then ran ā€˜ruby extconf.rb > ā€“with-wldap32ā€™, ā€˜nmakeā€™, and > ā€˜nmake installā€™, as mentioned above. I had a small problem at first > though, I think because it didnā€™t like spaces in my path (I put the > files on my desktop). I also used require ā€˜LDAPā€™ instead of require > ā€˜ldapā€™ when I was testing it, which it didnā€™t like. I guess the > convention is to use lower-case for require? Hi Just wondering how to build this. Have never built a windows app from source before. Have downloaded SDK and Visual C++ Express Edition. Not really sure what Iā€™m doing with these apps., but decided to set v0.9.5 as a new project and run build against it. This throws up the error that the include ruby.h canā€™t be found. Not sure when or where I would use ā€œruby extconf.rb ā€¦ā€ apart from in command prompt. If so, where does ā€˜nmakeā€™ and ā€˜nmake installā€™ go? Finally, why not either provide some clearer instruction on the project, or provide a binary? thanks Jason ---
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Jason Woodruff wrote: Just to post a solution to my problems: a gem has been made available [http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:XGh2OrFoEVMJ:toolbox.boudry.org/articles/2006/05/09/building-ruby-ldap-for-win32+ruby+ldap+windows+0.9.5&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=14](http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:XGh2OrFoEVMJ:toolbox.boudry.org/articles/2006/05/09/building-ruby-ldap-for-win32+ruby+ldap+windows+0.9.5&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=14) Perhaps this should be made available through the project? ---
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Jason Woodruff wrote: > Peter Tseng wrote: > > > Ian M. wrote: > > > > > Ian M. wrote: > > > > > > > Current Ruby/LDAP CVS has the changes, so Iā€™m curious to know if the > > > > Windows build now works out of the box. Iā€™d be grateful if Windows users > > > > could try this out and report back. > > > > > > I worked with Chris S. to fix the issues on Windows and am pleased > > > to say that the result is the release of version 0.9.5, the first > > > version known to work on Windows since I took over maintenance of the > > > code. > > > > > > If anyone experiences any problems with this version, please let me > > > know. It should just work out of the box. > > > > The new version worked on Windows for me. I updated my Platform SDK to > > the newest version just in case and then ran ā€˜ruby extconf.rb > > ā€“with-wldap32ā€™, ā€˜nmakeā€™, and > > ā€˜nmake installā€™, as mentioned above. I had a small problem at first > > though, I think because it didnā€™t like spaces in my path (I put the > > files on my desktop). I also used require ā€˜LDAPā€™ instead of require > > ā€˜ldapā€™ when I was testing it, which it didnā€™t like. I guess the > > convention is to use lower-case for require? > > Hi > Just wondering how to build this. Have never built a windows app from > source before. Have downloaded SDK and Visual C++ Express Edition. Not > really sure what Iā€™m doing with these apps., but decided to set v0.9.5 > as a new project and run build against it. This throws up the error > that the include ruby.h canā€™t be found. > Not sure when or where I would use ā€œruby extconf.rb ā€¦ā€ apart from in > command prompt. If so, where does ā€˜nmakeā€™ and ā€˜nmake installā€™ go? > Finally, why not either provide some clearer instruction on the project, > or provide a binary? > thanks > Jason I should probably add that I am running OpenLDAP and not Active Directory. Therefore is the --with-wldap32 command correct? Using ā€“with-openldap2 I get the error that ldap.h and other folders cannot be found. This is because OpenLDAP for Windows port is compiled ā€¦ Tried using the ldap.h files from the Linux source, but not sure of the command prompt for this ā€¦ ? ---
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my goal is installing ruby with support for Mssql and LDAP on windows XP: //Already installed and tested: ruby184-20.exe (on click installer) dbi-0.1.1 (for driver ADO) //related to my problem: log4r-1.0.5 (installed) Ruby-activeldap-0.7.4.gem (installed) # ruby-ldap-0.9.7 (Failed) =\> mkmf.log : ============================================================================== have\_header: checking for ldap.hā€¦ -------------------- no ā€œcl -I. -Ic:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-mswin32 -MD -Zi -O2b2xg- -G6 conftest.c -Pā€ checked program was: /\* begin _/ #include \ /_ end \*/ * * * have\_header: checking for lber.hā€¦ -------------------- no ā€œcl -I. -Ic:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-mswin32 -MD -Zi -O2b2xg- -G6 conftest.c -Pā€ checked program was: /\* begin _/ #include \ /_ end \*/ * * * have\_header: checking for ldap\_ssl.hā€¦ -------------------- no ā€œcl -I. -Ic:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-mswin32 -MD -Zi -O2b2xg- -G6 conftest.c -Pā€ checked program was: /\* begin _/ #include \ /_ end \*/ * * * # ============================================================================== i looked into c:\ruby and i canā€™t find any of this files. Am i missing a step ? ---
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As far as I can recall I was able to install the MSSQL support without incident using the Ruby DBI project in my 1.8.2 One-Click Installer for Windows environment. As for LDAP I struggled for awhile trying to build the Ruby/LDAP library and recently was able to stumble across the Net::LDAP library which installs right from the command prompt without requiring compliation. ---
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On 8/28/06, Rcmn R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > ruby-ldap-0.9.7 (Failed) =\> > mkmf.log : Sorry for the offtopic, but you may find that the Net::LDAP library meets your needs. Itā€™s pure Ruby and doesnā€™t require a compiler. ---
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iā€™ve seen net::ruby like iā€™ve seen so many duplicate project.Since the activity for net::ruby is only 76% i thought maybe it was a better choice going with activeldap.Thank you for the pointer i will go with Net:ruby instead. As far as ADO iā€™m 100% sure i had to reinstall it.I uninstall/reinstall ruby 3 time.For each step i have a script ready to test my install.Each time it complain on the driver.So i had to intall --dbd\_ado and it worked after that.Also a lot of post relate on that problem. ---
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Francis C. wrote: > On 8/28/06, Rcmn R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > iā€™ve seen net::ruby like iā€™ve seen so many duplicate project.Since the > > activity for net::ruby is only 76% i thought maybe it was a better > > choice going with activeldap.Thank you for the pointer i will go with > > Net:ruby instead. > > Net::LDAP is definitely active. I just checked some new features into > it this evening. As far as ActiveLDAP is concerned, Iā€™ve talked > several times with Will Drewry about refactoring it to run above > Net::LDAP. One of these days, someone will get around to doing that, > and then ActiveLDAP will also be usable without requiring a compiler. actually uā€™re right about Net::LDAP i just check it and noticed it too. That would be great if ActiveLdap get accessible without compiling. Because i almost choose to do this project with python.I was done with my test in less than 3 hours installation included. I was ready to go with it but i found active\_directory ,a python module, easy to use but also very limitated. So i decided to stick with ruby a little longer.But if net::ldap is to much to get around in short periode iā€™ll have to change direction. Meanwhile rdoc and this forum are valuable resources and iā€™m confident iā€™ll be able to get it done with R. ---
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On 8/28/06, Rcmn 73 [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > That would be great if ActiveLdap get accessible without compiling. > Because i almost choose to do this project with python.I was done with > my test in less than 3 hours installation included. I was ready to go > with it but i found active\_directory ,a python module, easy to use but > also very limitated. Out of curiosity, what were the specific limitations you found with the python module active\_directory? I want to make sure I didnā€™t leave similar limitations in Net::LDAP :-). ---
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On 8/28/06, Rcmn R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > iā€™ve seen net::ruby like iā€™ve seen so many duplicate project.Since the > activity for net::ruby is only 76% i thought maybe it was a better > choice going with activeldap.Thank you for the pointer i will go with > Net:ruby instead. Net::LDAP is definitely active. I just checked some new features into it this evening. As far as ActiveLDAP is concerned, Iā€™ve talked several times with Will Drewry about refactoring it to run above Net::LDAP. One of these days, someone will get around to doing that, and then ActiveLDAP will also be usable without requiring a compiler. ---
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Rcmn 73 wrote: > Francis C. wrote: > > > On 8/28/06, Rcmn 73 [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > > > That would be great if ActiveLdap get accessible without compiling. > > > Because i almost choose to do this project with python.I was done with > > > my test in less than 3 hours installation included. I was ready to go > > > with it but i found active\_directory ,a python module, easy to use but > > > also very limitated. > > > > Out of curiosity, what were the specific limitations you found with > > the python module active\_directory? I want to make sure I didnā€™t leave > > similar limitations in Net::LDAP :-). > > this module allow to just search.No add/remove function .And i run into > a limitation, 1500 max returns(Thatā€™s just what iā€™ve been experiencing). I think ActiveLDAP would be more to compare with active\_directory than Net::LDAP. [http://tgolden.sc.sabren.com/python/active\_directory.html](http://tgolden.sc.sabren.com/python/active_directory.html) ---
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Francis C. wrote: > On 8/28/06, Rcmn 73 [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > That would be great if ActiveLdap get accessible without compiling. > > Because i almost choose to do this project with python.I was done with > > my test in less than 3 hours installation included. I was ready to go > > with it but i found active\_directory ,a python module, easy to use but > > also very limitated. > > Out of curiosity, what were the specific limitations you found with > the python module active\_directory? I want to make sure I didnā€™t leave > similar limitations in Net::LDAP :-). this module allow to just search.No add/remove function .And i run into a limitation, 1500 max returns(Thatā€™s just what iā€™ve been experiencing). [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-ldap-on-windows-built/58123.md?page=2)