# Win32console

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32console/119701>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 9, 2007, 11:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32console/119701 "2007-11-09T11:33:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sirtyman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@sirtyman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sirtyman)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 11:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32console/119701/1 "2007-11-09T11:33:40Z")

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Hi,  
I’ve no idea how to install it without VC 6.0. With further version of  
VC I see following comment:

Microsoft ® Program Maintenance Utility Version 8.00.50727.42  
Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

```
    cl -I. -Ic:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-mswin32

```

-Ic:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-mswin32 -I. -MD -Zi -O2b2xg- -G6 -c  
-TpConsole.cpp  
‘cl’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,  
operable program or batch file.  
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: ‘cl’ : return code ‘0x1’  
Stop.

Any response will be helpful. Maybe there is any compiled version for  
Win XP?

Thanks in advance  
MT

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**Author:** ![sirtyman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@sirtyman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sirtyman)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32console/119701/2 "2007-11-09T17:53:22Z")

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On Nov 9, 5:33 am, Marcin T. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> ‘cl’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,  
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.  
> If you mean Console-2 Beta from [SourceForge.net](http://SourceForge.net), this is what I did:

1. Unzipped the file.
2. Copied (moved) the Console2 folder to the root directory (C:/  
console2)
3. Create a shortcut on the desktop to point to C:  
\Console2\Console.exe

Hope this helps.

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**Author:** ![sirtyman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@sirtyman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sirtyman)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32console/119701/3 "2007-11-09T18:02:08Z")

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On Nov 9, 11:45 am, bbiker [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> > Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 8.00.50727.42  
> > Any response will be helpful. Maybe there is any compiled version for
> 
> 1. Copied (moved) the Console2 folder to the root directory (C:/  
> console2)
> 2. Create a shortcut on the desktop to point to C:  
> \Console2\Console.exe
> 
> Hope this helps.- Hide quoted text -
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Sorry, misread your question.

Yes, you can download the win32console gem