[Rubyinstaller-devel] Non-working gems (like id3lib-ruby)

[Charles Roper]

Hi Folks,

I've been trying out the MinGW version of Ruby and have come across a 
few gems that don't install. Most of these, I think, are already known 
about (like hpricot), but some others perhaps aren't. Is it worth me 
posting those that I have tried to install but had problems with, or is 
it not worth it? Should I instead contact the author of the gems directly?

The latest non-working gem I have found is id3lib-ruby.

http://id3lib-ruby.rubyforge.org/

This requires the id3lib C++ library. The author provides a precompiled 
version for Windows, and for Linux/OS X you have to install it using 
aptitude (or whatever).

http://id3lib-ruby.rubyforge.org/doc/files/INSTALL.html

In the light of Luis's rake-compiler, what would be the best way of 
improving the installation of this gem?

Another gem that breaks under MinGW is proj4rb:

http://rubyforge.org/projects/proj4rb/

Cheers,
Charles