Add Gtk to an existing Cygwin-based Ruby interpreter
- Download the gtk libraries
and, if you don't already have it, also download unzip32.exe. Place them one
directory level higher than where the interpreter executable file,
ruby.exe, lives. A listing of this directory will
display the subdirectories bin, lib, and
doc. Make sure you are in the right place before
continuing. If you're lost, a search under "My Computer" for
ruby.exe might help.
- In a console window, go to the directory where you just placed the
new files, and unzip the Gtk libraries:
unzip32 gtk-dlls.20001226
- Find out whether you have the binding code already, and if so,
what version it is, using this command:
ruby
-rgtk -e 'p Gtk::BINDING_VERSION'
This should report
[0, 2, 7]. If you get an error, or if an
earlier version such as [0, 2, 5] is reported,
then download the current binding
code, place it in the same directory we were just describing, and
unzip it with this command:
unzip32
ruby-gtk-0.27-cyg
Now you should be able to run the Ruby/Gtk examples from the book
and from the doc/ruby/gtk-0.27/sample directory.
If you want to make the Gtk libraries available to applications
other than just your Ruby interpreter, you can copy them to your
system directory, which is typically C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 or
C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32. (The book erroneously points you to
SYSTEM; this generally works okay, but is really intended for
compatibility with some older windows applications.
SYSTEM32 is preferable.)
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Self-contained (unzip and go) Ruby interpreter packages for Windows,
including Gtk support
Just the Gtk library for Windows
Just the Ruby/Gtk binding code
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