Hi, I am trying to install Ferret on Windows XP. I have Instant Rails installed but when I do gem install ferret I get errors related to nMake not being installed. Which compiler and make utilities do I need to get it to compile? Thanks, Keith --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
gene.tani-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
2007-Feb-28 16:03 UTC
Re: Ferret building on Windows
On Feb 28, 7:33 am, "Keith Davey" <keith.da...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Hi, > > I am trying to install Ferret on Windows XP. I have Instant Rails installed > but when I do gem install ferret I get errors related to nMake not being > installed. > > Which compiler and make utilities do I need to get it to compile? > > Thanks, > > KeithI''ve never used on Win32, but it''s likely to have been discussed on ferret list: google site:rubyforge.org/pipermail/ferret-talk "err msg here" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
On 3/1/07, Keith Davey <keith.davey-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Hi, > > I am trying to install Ferret on Windows XP. I have Instant Rails installed > but when I do gem install ferret I get errors related to nMake not being > installed. > > Which compiler and make utilities do I need to get it to compile?You need Visual C++ 6. Otherwise, install the latest win32 version; 0.10.9 I believe. Or you could wait until I compile a new win32 gem. I''ll do that once I finish fixing some bugs I''m working on right now. I can''t say when that will be. Cheers, Dave -- Dave Balmain http://www.davebalmain.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
No Problem, a few hours on a windows machine and I went and ordered another mac. Keith On 3/1/07, David Balmain <dbalmain.ml-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > > On 3/1/07, Keith Davey <keith.davey-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to install Ferret on Windows XP. I have Instant Rails > installed > > but when I do gem install ferret I get errors related to nMake not being > > installed. > > > > Which compiler and make utilities do I need to get it to compile? > > You need Visual C++ 6. Otherwise, install the latest win32 version; > 0.10.9 I believe. Or you could wait until I compile a new win32 gem. > I''ll do that once I finish fixing some bugs I''m working on right now. > I can''t say when that will be. > > Cheers, > Dave > > -- > Dave Balmain > http://www.davebalmain.com/ > > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Is ferret''s focusing on making people want to buy a mac ? It suck that you have to use a mac to play with ferret. Why intalling ferret on a win32 is so odd ? Keith Davey wrote:> No Problem, a few hours on a windows machine and I went and ordered > another > mac. > > Keith-- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Its not odd really. You need to compile various bits of c code. Windows does not come with a C compiler, so you need one. Buying a mac just to use ferret.. not many of us could afford that. rgds, - matt. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Matt Stone1 wrote:> Its not odd really. > > You need to compile various bits of c code. > > Windows does not come with a C compiler, so you need one. > > Buying a mac just to use ferret.. not many of us could afford that. > > > rgds, > - matt.sure. but it does restrict the windows users audience. I wish it would be possible not to have to know how to compile c stuff for using it. Might not be so hard but it''s something else. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
KathysKode-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
2008-Jul-19 15:59 UTC
Re: Ferret building on Windows
I swear I get so tired of hearing the the Apple lovers who were stupid enough to pay twice for the same computer hardware power to identify with the intellectual elite. This is a classic example of the ''''Power of Advertising". Now, Apple is sueing the first PC manufacturer with enough balls to challenge this illusion.... see: http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/007281.html If you go to the http://groups.google.com/group/insoshi?hl=en Insoshi forum many people have addressed this issue who run on Windows. Effectively, if you download the older version Ferret (1.15) that comes compiled for the Windows machine. Kathleen On Jul 19, 7:11 am, Benjamin Bonnet <rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Matt Stone1 wrote: > > Its not odd really. > > > You need to compile various bits of c code. > > > Windows does not come with a C compiler, so you need one. > > > Buying a mac just to use ferret.. not many of us could afford that. > > > rgds, > > - matt. > > sure. > but it does restrict the windows users audience. > I wish it would be possible not to have to know how to compile c stuff > for using it. > Might not be so hard but it''s something else. > > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
> I swear I get so tired of hearing the the Apple lovers who were stupid > enough to pay twice for the same computer hardware power to identify > with the intellectual elite. This is a classic example of the ''''Power > of Advertising".This is the classic example of "You don''t know what are you talking about". No, you cannot get the _same_ hardware for half a price. You can get hardware that is cheeper, but it will be not the same. http://www.pcworld.com/article/148032/mac_vs_windows_laptops.html http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9023959&pageNumber=1 No, desire to work on polished UNIX system has nothing to do with trying "to identify with the intellectual elite". Yes it is possible to compile stuff on windows, but it is much much easier on any unix/linux distribution.> Now, Apple is sueing the first PC manufacturer with enough balls to > challenge this illusion.... see: http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/007281.htmlNot sure what illusion company illegally preinstaling OS X on their computers is trying to challenge. <...> Regards, Rimantas -- http://rimantas.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
mac sucks as much as windows; but we can say that we have another intellectual elite knowing how to make ferret run on windows and not sharing it. i wonder why it is so difficult to find a good explanation on how to install it. leopard''s shipped with a broken mysql for rails, but you still find solutions on the web even if it''s kind of hard to do it. I got a pc and just want to install it, does anyone has a clear clue ? can''t get a ----ing nmake on this stuff ! KathysKode-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org wrote:> I swear I get so tired of hearing the the Apple lovers who were stupid > enough to pay twice for the same computer hardware power to identify > with the intellectual elite. This is a classic example of the ''''Power > of Advertising". > Now, Apple is sueing the first PC manufacturer with enough balls to > challenge this illusion.... see: > http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/007281.html > If you go to the http://groups.google.com/group/insoshi?hl=en Insoshi > forum many people have addressed this issue who run on Windows. > Effectively, if you download the older version Ferret (1.15) that > comes compiled for the Windows machine. > Kathleen > > On Jul 19, 7:11�am, Benjamin Bonnet <rails-mailing-l...@andreas-s.net>-- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Most windows developers will probably have a version of visual studio with a c++ compilier & all should be good. You can get it to work but it takes a bit of effort & reading the documentation. You could try sphinx if its bugging you. http://www.cordinc.com/blog/2008/03/installing-sphinx-ultrasphinx.html I had one developer who loved his windows & got ferret running under cygwin - probably not for the faint hearted or those lacking in patience & spare time. I used to develop rail apps on a vista machine, but everything ran so slowly [in 2GB of RAM] it drove me nuts - I tried ubuntu & decided a switch was in order - its not as nice a mac & won''t run itunes, but it''s in my price range. rgds, - matt. http://www.internetschminternet.com -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---