Mongrel users - Jan 2008 - mongrel_service install error

when I run ''gem install mongrel_service''..it gives following
error...

Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
ERROR:  Error installing mongrel_service:
        ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

c:/ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb install mongrel_service
checking for RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerEx()... no
checking for EnumServicesStatusEx()... no
checking for QueryServiceStatusEx()... no
creating Makefile


Gem files will remain installed in
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/win32-service-
0.5.2 for inspection.
Results logged to
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/win32-service-0.5.2/gem_make.out
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On Jan 30, 2008 4:35 AM, Vapor .. <lists at ruby-forum.com>
wrote:
> when I run ''gem install mongrel_service''..it gives
following error...
>
> Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
> ERROR:  Error installing mongrel_service:
>         ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
>
> c:/ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb install mongrel_service
> checking for RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerEx()... no
> checking for EnumServicesStatusEx()... no
> checking for QueryServiceStatusEx()... no
> creating Makefile
>
it seems you''re running version 0.9.5 of RubyGems, please update to
1.0.1 and uninstall the offending gems.

I''ve described this issue in a blog post:

http://blog.mmediasys.com/2007/12/19/latest-rubygems-and-rails-is-a-deadly-combo/

And a few times on ruby-talk:

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_thread/thread/a594343b8ada2cc3

HTH,
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