# Win32api breaks gems on mono **URL:** \ **Category:** IronRuby\ **Created:** [October 3, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32api-breaks-gems-on-mono/176633 "2009-10-03T17:29:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![barby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@barby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/barby)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32api-breaks-gems-on-mono/176633/1 "2009-10-03T17:29:53Z")
Hi The new win32api additions don’t work on another OS than windows. This breaks rubygems and most likely rightly so. +ivan@ivan-mbp:~/Downloads/ironruby-2be42fd » igem list IronRuby.Libraries:0:in `GetFunction': LoadLibrary (System::EntryPointNotFoundException) from :0:in `initialize’ from IronRuby.Libraries:0:in `Create' from /usr/local/cloudslide/ironruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/config_file.rb:48 from etc.rb:0 from :0:in `require’ from /usr/local/cloudslide/ironruby/bin/igem:8 from :0:in `require’ renaming the win32api.rb file in lib/IronRuby changes the error about kernel32 not being on the system. * * * Met vriendelijke groeten - Best regards - Salutations Ivan Porto C. Blog: [http://flanders.co.nz](http://flanders.co.nz) Twitter: [http://twitter.com/casualjim](http://twitter.com/casualjim) Author of IronRuby in Action ([http://manning.com/carrero](http://manning.com/carrero))