# Setting directory ruby is compiled to (BCC32 & Ruby 1.8.4) **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [14 June 2006 20:10 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/setting-directory-ruby-is-compiled-to-bcc32-ruby-1-8-4/28208 "2006-06-14T20:10:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Guest12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ebca7d/32.png) [@Guest12](https://rubytalk.org/u/Guest12)\ **Post date:** [14 June 2006 20:10 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/setting-directory-ruby-is-compiled-to-bcc32-ruby-1-8-4/28208/1 "2006-06-14T20:10:33Z")
I have Ruby compiling fine using Borlands (free) C compiler for Windows. The only problem is I can't set where ruby is compiled to, it just installs it to the current directory (c:\ruby\src\ruby-1.8.4\bcc32\). Normally you can add --prefix=c:\ruby\bin to the configure command and that sets the directory. configure --prefix=c:\ruby\bin make make test make install I don't use C much so it maybe something basic... Many thanks, K. > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Guest12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ebca7d/32.png) [@Guest12](https://rubytalk.org/u/Guest12)\ **Post date:** [16 June 2006 09:54 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/setting-directory-ruby-is-compiled-to-bcc32-ruby-1-8-4/28208/2 "2006-06-16T09:54:04Z")
Is there anyone who is using BCC to compile Ruby, I know the standard appears to be MS Visual C/C++. Kris Leech wrote: > **···** > > > I have Ruby compiling fine using Borlands (free) C compiler for Windows. > > The only problem is I can't set where ruby is compiled to, it just > > installs it to the current directory (c:\ruby\src\ruby-1.8.4\bcc32\). > > Normally you can add --prefix=c:\ruby\bin to the configure command and > > that sets the directory. > > > > configure --prefix=c:\ruby\bin > > make > > make test > > make install > > > > I don't use C much so it maybe something basic... > > > > Many thanks, K. > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Nobuyoshi\_Nakada1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9f8e36/32.png) [@Nobuyoshi\_Nakada1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Nobuyoshi_Nakada1)\ **Post date:** [16 June 2006 13:48 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/setting-directory-ruby-is-compiled-to-bcc32-ruby-1-8-4/28208/3 "2006-06-16T13:48:21Z")
Hi, At Thu, 15 Jun 2006 05:10:33 +0900, Kris Leech wrote in [ruby-talk:197320]: > configure --prefix=c:\ruby\bin prefix has no effects on Windows at all. > make > make test   make DESTDIR=/path/to/anywhere/you/like/to install > **···** > > -- > Nobu Nakada ---
**Author:** ![Guest12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ebca7d/32.png) [@Guest12](https://rubytalk.org/u/Guest12)\ **Post date:** [17 June 2006 11:16 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/setting-directory-ruby-is-compiled-to-bcc32-ruby-1-8-4/28208/4 "2006-06-17T11:16:13Z")
unknown wrote: > Hi, > > At Thu, 15 Jun 2006 05:10:33 +0900, > Kris Leech wrote in [ruby-talk:197320]: > > > configure --prefix=c:\ruby\bin > > prefix has no effects on Windows at all. It seemed to using djgpp. Anyways using BCC32 I finally found out: full\_path\_to\_bcc32\configure make make DESTDIR=c:\ruby install > **···** > > > > make > > > make test > > > >   make DESTDIR=/path/to/anywhere/you/like/to install > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Guest12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ebca7d/32.png) [@Guest12](https://rubytalk.org/u/Guest12)\ **Post date:** [19 June 2006 09:53 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/setting-directory-ruby-is-compiled-to-bcc32-ruby-1-8-4/28208/5 "2006-06-19T09:53:54Z")
It does not look like BCC32 has the correct configure files. It will compile Ruby.exe but does not for some reason generate files like [strscan.so](http://strscan.so) which should appear in the lib/1.8/i386-bcc32 (i think thats correct, its somewhere in lib anyway). A simple helloworld will run, but anything more and strscan gets used. If I copy strscan from a pre-compiled version (I think which uses Visual C) I get an error about not being able to find init\_\_strscan. > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Nobuyoshi\_Nakada1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9f8e36/32.png) [@Nobuyoshi\_Nakada1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Nobuyoshi_Nakada1)\ **Post date:** [19 June 2006 12:46 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/setting-directory-ruby-is-compiled-to-bcc32-ruby-1-8-4/28208/6 "2006-06-19T12:46:47Z")
Hi, At Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:53:54 +0900, Kris Leech wrote in [ruby-talk:198001]: > It does not look like BCC32 has the correct configure files. It will > compile Ruby.exe but does not for some reason generate files like > strscan.so which should appear in the lib/1.8/i386-bcc32 (i think thats > correct, its somewhere in lib anyway). A simple helloworld will run, but > anything more and strscan gets used. configure is a shell script, so it can't run on Windows. There is bcc32/configure.bat for bcc32 instead. > **···** > > -- > Nobu Nakada ---
**Author:** ![Guest12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ebca7d/32.png) [@Guest12](https://rubytalk.org/u/Guest12)\ **Post date:** [23 June 2006 09:05 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/setting-directory-ruby-is-compiled-to-bcc32-ruby-1-8-4/28208/7 "2006-06-23T09:05:15Z")
Nobuyoshi Nakada wrote: > Hi, > > At Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:53:54 +0900, > Kris Leech wrote in [ruby-talk:198001]: > > > It does not look like BCC32 has the correct configure files. It will > > compile Ruby.exe but does not for some reason generate files like > > strscan.so which should appear in the lib/1.8/i386-bcc32 (i think thats > > correct, its somewhere in lib anyway). A simple helloworld will run, but > > anything more and strscan gets used. > > configure is a shell script, so it can't run on Windows. There > is bcc32/configure.bat for bcc32 instead. That is what I have been using 🙂 Can anyone confirm that is it possible to compile 1.8.4 or 1.8.2 with Borland BCC32? Thanks. > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C).