3.5) install msysgit, then git clone git://github.com/luislavena/sqlite3-ruby.git, then cd into it.
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Saturday, May 30, 2009
how to install sqlite3 from source on ruby mingw (1.8 or 1.9)
3.5) install msysgit, then git clone git://github.com/luislavena/sqlite3-ruby.git, then cd into it.
mingw ruby 1.9/1.8 how to install mysql from source
Looks like the only way I know of is (assuming ruby 1.9 with devkit [2])
1) download mysql 5.0.x windows "without installer"
2) unzip, put/rename it to c:\mysql
3) download mysql 2.8.1 binary from tmtm http://www.tmtm.org/en/mysql/ruby/
4) edit extconf so that anywhere it says mswin32 it now says mswin32|mingw
4a) make sure that mysql's bin are *not* in your path [might not be ncessary, but just in case]
5) run ruby extconf.rb -- --with-mysql-include=c:/mysql/include --with-mysql-lib=c:/mysql/lib/opt
6) run make, then run make install
7) make sure libmysql.dll is in your path or in current directory 8) run ruby -e 'require "mysql"' -- should work.
[1] http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/188199#new
[2] http://programming-gone-awry.blogspot.com/2009/05/ruby-19-one-click-installer.html
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
how to setup a complete mingw msys build environment for ruby (including dependencies)
Here's how: use Luis Lavena's pre built scripts to set it up for you (in this case to set it up for building a complete version of ruby), then tie in to the msys and mgit that it created for you.
steps:
download rubyinstaller's source, git clone git://github.com/oneclick/rubyinstaller.git
then build a version, "any version" of ruby with it, a la
cd rubyinstaller
rake # wait about 30 minutes :)
now set your path to "use" its newly downloaded, loaded with dependencies, versions of mingw and msys, a la build_env.bat contents (in my case):
set PATH=D:\dev\downloads\rubyinstaller\sandbox\mingw\bin;D:\dev\downloads\rubyinstaller\sandbox\msys\bin;D:\dev\downloads\rubyinstaller\sandbox\msys\usr\local\bin;%PATH%
Monday, May 18, 2009
e text editor on virtualbox howto
e text editor on andlinux howto
finally got the e text editor to work on andlinux! sweet!
how to:
1) install andLinux, choose coFS so you can see *all* your windows files.
2) resize the default partition to > 2GB default [1]
http://ext2resize.sourceforge.net/download.html
extract c:\program files\andlinux\toporesize.zip
shutdown andlinux
now run (for 10GB)
C:\Program Files\andLinux\ImageResizeTool\toporesize-0.7.1>tfile ..\..\Drives\base.vdi 10000
now restart andlinux
and within it:
sudo apt-get install build-essential -y # install gcc
install ext2resize, then run
sudo ext2online /dev/cobd0
3) "give yourself more swap ram" [at least 1GB for sure 2GB swap file works well] [2]
root@andLinux:~# swapoff /dev/cobd1 |
c:\Program Files\andLinux\Drives>type swap.vdi >>swap.vdi2 |
several times
or in ruby:
a = File.new 'swap.vdi2', 'w'
a.seek 2e9
a.write 'a'
4) checkout the git repository
sudo apt-get install git-core
git clone git://github.com/etexteditor/e.git
apply this patch:
http://e-texteditor.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=13046#13046
install some unlisted dependencies
sudo apt-get install build-essential curl libgtk2.0-dev
then follow the directions within linux-notes.txt
Then follow the directions under the section "it all comes crashing down"
http://fixnum.org/blog/2009/e_on_fedora
And you *might* have a working andlinux e text editor.
[1] http://www.andlinux.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1581#1581
[2] http://www.andlinux.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=956&sid=ebe8efafb867fe03519fcf166dbe104e
Friday, May 08, 2009
ruby 1.9 one click installer
Here's how to get a pretty easy working 1.9/1.8.6 mingw (from my post to ruby installers list)
for the files at
http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/
quick install instructions (1.8.6, 1.9):
install a ruby one click installer to c:\Ruby
afterward,
c:\Ruby now has
bin\
lib\
share\
Now unzip the devkit.7z and move its contents into the same folder
(devkit is a bundled up mingw GCC+msys).
i.e.
c:\Ruby now has
bin\
lib\
share\
devkit\
INSTALL.txt
(note: the message "This folder already contains a folder named bin"
is expected--choose "yes" to confirm folder replace).
next add c:\Ruby\bin to the beginning of your path and enjoy the power
of a faster ruby with a compiler.
==More Detailed instructions==
Same as above--however, if you want to use a folder other than c:\Ruby
then please change devkit/msys/1.0.11/etc/fstab to properly point to
the right directories for mingw and /usr/local
How to add ruby\bin to your path:
either do this on the command line thus:
set PATH=c:\ruby-1.9.1-p0-i386-mingw32\bin;%PATH%
or change the PATH variable within my computer -> properties ->
advanced -> environment variables (add it to the front of path within
"system variables").
== How to determine success ==
If successful you should get an output like (for 1.8):
C:\>ruby -v
ruby 1.8.6 (2009-03-31 patchlevel 368) [i386-mingw32]
C:\>gcc -v
Reading specs from C:/Ruby/devkit/gcc/3.4.5/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.5/specs
...
and installing binary gems should work properly:
C:\>gem install json
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
Successfully installed json
...
If a gem fails to compile (ex: because of lack of headers), you can at
times get away with doing a
gem install gemname --platform=mswin32
this installs the msvc binaries for it. They are *typically* compatible. It's safer, however, to download the headers and compile it locally, and submit your process upstream so they can release a quality mingw binary :)
Enjoy!