- when I run gem update I get prompted 'Select which gem to install for
your platform (i386-mswin32)'. It then list a few choices for each gem,
usually the past 4 or 5 version in 2 flavors: win32 or ruby.
My question is which one should I choose? I tried the ruby version for
some, the win32 for others. Sometimes I get errors choosing one or the
other.
- how can i update gem and ruby themselves? Can I use gem itself?
- when I run gem update I get prompted 'Select which gem to install for
your platform (i386-mswin32)'. It then list a few choices for each gem,
usually the past 4 or 5 version in 2 flavors: win32 or ruby.
This happens when the gem contains a C extension. The gem can embed either the
C source code, or a precompiled version.
My question is which one should I choose? I tried the ruby version for
some, the win32 for others. Sometimes I get errors choosing one or the
other.
Choose the "win32" version. The "ruby" version needs a compiler to be properly
installed (in fact, it needs the same compiler than the one used to compile
ruby) .
- how can i update gem and ruby themselves? Can I use gem itself?