Wxruby2-0-1 not working on windows 2008

Desktop wxRuby
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Hi everyone,

I’ve installed wxruby-2.0.1-x86-mswin32-60 on windows 2008 via gem
install.

When I try to use it I get a “Specified module could not be found:
wxruby2.so”
Needless to say I have the file where it’s suppose to be.

Any idea what’s wrong?
wxruby supports windows 2008?

Thanks,
Idan.

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On 17/05/2011 14:01, Idan M. wrote:

I’ve installed wxruby-2.0.1-x86-mswin32-60 on windows 2008 via gem install.

When I try to use it I get a “Specified module could not be found:
wxruby2.so”
Needless to say I have the file where it’s suppose to be.

Any idea what’s wrong?
wxruby supports windows 2008?

I don’t know, since I don’t have Windows 2008. One thing to check is
which version of ruby you’re using (the latest installers are mingw, I
think). What does ruby -v say?

alex

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1.8.6 (2007-09-24 patchlevel 111) [i386-mswin32]

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Not sure about other extensions…
You mean try the mingw gem?

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On 17/05/2011 14:07, Idan M. wrote:

1.8.6 (2007-09-24 patchlevel 111) [i386-mswin32]

In that case, I’m not sure. Do other user-installed libraries with
compiled extensions work correctly with that Ruby on Win2008? Could you
try a newer mingw Ruby?

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My biggest problem is that I’m using watir, which requires ruby 1.8.6
and is
not yet stable on ruby 1.9.
So I have to use 1.8.6… and that causes wxRuby not to work on windows
2008…

Any other idea?

Thanks,
Idan.

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btw, on windows 7 it works, still makes sense?

Idan.

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On 17/05/2011 14:27, Idan M. wrote:

Not sure about other extensions…
You mean try the mingw gem?

I mean try one of the latest Ruby for Windows installers from here:

These are built from more recent Ruby codebases, and use the MingW
rather than Microsoft (mswin32) compiler.

It says that it supports Windows 7

I think it’s unlikely that we can continue to support wxRuby on Ruby
built with the MS compiler any longer - I don’t have the build
environment any longer, and I don’t think anyone else ever did.

alex

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Will 1.8.7 do better? 1.8.7 is supported.

Idan.

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On 17/05/11 17:02, Idan M. wrote:

Will 1.8.7 do better? 1.8.7 is supported.

If Watir doesn't support Ruby 1.9 (a shame!), then why don't you use
1.8.7, which is the latest Ruby from the 1.8 branch?

I can’t say whether it will work with Windows 2008, but I would
certainly try the rubyinstaller built with mingw, as per earlier link,
and then try the mingw 1.8.7 gem for wxRuby:
http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/63472/wxruby-2.0.1-x86-mingw32.gem

(Please don’t top-post).

alex

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Am 17.05.2011 15:57, schrieb Idan M.:

My biggest problem is that I’m using watir, which requires ruby 1.8.6 and is
not yet stable on ruby 1.9.
So I have to use 1.8.6… and that causes wxRuby not to work on windows
2008…

Any other idea?

Thanks,
Idan.

If Watir doesn’t support Ruby 1.9 (a shame!), then why don’t you use
1.8.7, which is the latest Ruby from the 1.8 branch?

Vale,
Marvin

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