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By: Darren Schreiber
RE: gem install Fails on Windows(XP) [ reply ]  
2008-12-29 04:00
This was extremely helpful - had the same bug :)

Thanks.

By: Charlie Savage
RE: gem install Fails on Windows(XP) [ reply ]  
2008-12-06 05:11
Hi Jn,

Yup, its caused by the space. See:
http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=23003&group_id=126&atid=577

I'd say just patch your version of Ruby gems for the moment.

Charlie

By: Jn JnRuby
RE: gem install Fails on Windows(XP) [ reply ]  
2008-12-03 00:44
Look like it because of the space in the path used with rake command. Is there a workaround i could use. I am stuck !
Regards
Jn

By: Jn JnRuby
gem install Fails on Windows(XP) [ reply ]  
2008-12-02 22:47
Is this a bug or am I missing something .
Thanks
Jn

========================== Error =================

C:\>gem install libxml-ruby
Select which gem to install for your platform (i386-mswin32)
1. libxml-ruby 0.9.5 (x86-mswin32-60)
2. libxml-ruby 0.9.5 (ruby)
3. libxml-ruby 0.9.4 (x86-mswin32-60)
4. libxml-ruby 0.9.4 (ruby)
5. Skip this gem
6. Cancel installation
> 1
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::Installer::ExtensionBuildError)
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

rake RUBYARCHDIR=C:/Program Files/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/libxml-ruby-0.9.5-
x86-mswin32-60/lib RUBYLIBDIR=C:/Program Files/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/libxm
l-ruby-0.9.5-x86-mswin32-60/lib extension
rake aborted!
Don't know how to build task 'Files/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/libxml-ruby-0.9.
5-x86-mswin32-60/lib'

(See full trace by running task with --trace)
(in C:/Program Files/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/libxml-ruby-0.9.5-x86-mswin32-6
0/ext/mingw)


Gem files will remain installed in C:/Program Files/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/
libxml-ruby-0.9.5-x86-mswin32-60 for inspection.
Results logged to C:/Program Files/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/libxml-ruby-0.9.5
-x86-mswin32-60/ext/mingw/gem_make.out