Mongrel_service install error

Server Mongrel
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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 … [email protected] wrote:

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,

Luis L.
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