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By: shanth
Unable to install win32-api-1.4.7.gem [ reply ]  
2011-01-05 16:40
I am trying to install win32-api-1.4.7.gem.But it failing with below error message.Could someone assist on this?


H:\Ruby>gem install win32-api-1.4.7.gem
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
ERROR: Error installing win32-api-1.4.7.gem:
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

c:/ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb
checking for strncpy_s()... no
creating Makefile

nmake
'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.


Gem files will remain installed in c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/win32-api-1.4.
7 for inspection.
Results logged to c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/win32-api-1.4.7/ext/gem_make.ou
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