How install rmagick in windows XP with ruby 1.9.3

Question

Generally installation Ruby environment on Windows is BAD and STUPID idea!!! Think well 1000 times before you do it!!!

My environment:

• windows XP (x32)
• ruby 1.9.3p484 (2013-11-22) [i386-mingw32]
• DevKit-tdm-32-4.5.2-20111229-1559-sfx
• ImageMagick-6.8.8-2-Q8-x64-static.exe

I'm using this manual: https://github.com/oneclick/rubyinstaller/wiki/Development-Kit

I did more than 3 attempts to install it! It's easier and better to buy new laptop or install Linux on your machine!!!

After 4 hours of pain and suffering I was fortunate to run 'bundle install' successful. Incidentally, I recommend:

1. install ruby to C:/ruby193 ( not into 'Program Files' !!! )
2. install devkit to C:/DevKit ( not into 'Program Files' !!! )

I don't understand WTF is going on with this. And now I have new error :) This is a magic problem with ImageMagik ( I think Satan himself wrote this program! ) Now I can't install rmagick, cause of some problem of ruby,devkit, ImageMagik or rmagik.

I see this error, when run:

gem install rmagick -v '2.13.2' -- '--with-opt-dir="C:\ImageMagick"'

======================================================================
Tue 14Jan14 12:31:38
This installation of RMagick 2.13.2 is configured for
Ruby 1.9.3 (i386-mingw32) and ImageMagick 6.8.8
======================================================================

make
generating RMagick2-i386-mingw32.def
compiling rmagick.c
In file included from rmagick.c:13:0:
rmagick.h:81:2: error: #error Specified QuantumDepth is not supported.
rmagick.c: In function 'Magick_colors':
rmagick.c:42:5: warning: passing argument 2 of 'GetColorInfoList' from incompatible pointer ty
C:\ImageMagick\include/magick/color.h:75:5: note: expected 'size_t *' but argument is of type
rmagick.c: In function 'Magick_fonts':
rmagick.c:90:5: warning: passing argument 2 of 'GetTypeInfoList' from incompatible pointer typ
C:\ImageMagick\include/magick/type.h:98:5: note: expected 'size_t *' but argument is of type '
rmagick.c: In function 'Magick_init_formats':
rmagick.c:178:5: warning: passing argument 2 of 'GetMagickInfoList' from incompatible pointer
C:\ImageMagick\include/magick/magick.h:129:5: note: expected 'size_t *' but argument is of typ
make: *** [rmagick.o] Error 1


Gem files will remain installed in C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rmagick-2.13.2 for insp
Results logged to C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rmagick-2.13.2/ext/RMagick/gem_make.out

After few hours I understood that, I face this problem, cause when installing ImageMagik I forget to set one of checkboxses:

And now I see new error type in my terminal:

C:\Documents and Settings\Bogdan>gem install rmagick -v '2.13.2' -- '--with-opt-dir="C:\ImageMagick"'
Temporarily enhancing PATH to include DevKit...
Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
ERROR:  Error installing rmagick:
        ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

        C:/Ruby193/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb --with-opt-dir="C:\ImageMagick"
checking for Ruby version >= 1.8.5... yes
checking for stdint.h... *** extconf.rb failed ***
Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of
necessary libraries and/or headers.  Check the mkmf.log file for more
details.  You may need configuration options.

Provided configuration options:
        --with-opt-dir
        --with-opt-include
        --without-opt-include=${opt-dir}/include
        --with-opt-lib
        --without-opt-lib=${opt-dir}/lib
        --with-make-prog
        --without-make-prog
        --srcdir=.
        --curdir
        --ruby=C:/Ruby193/bin/ruby
C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:381:in `try_do': The compiler failed to generate an executable file. (RuntimeError)
You have to install development tools first.
        from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:506:in `try_cpp'
        from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:931:in `block in have_header'
        from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:790:in `block in checking_for'
        from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:284:in `block (2 levels) in postpone'
        from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:254:in `open'
        from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:284:in `block in postpone'
        from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:254:in `open'
        from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:280:in `postpone'
        from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:789:in `checking_for'
        from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/1.9.1/mkmf.rb:930:in `have_header'
        from extconf.rb:194:in `'

What is it and how can I fix it? Please, help me

Answer 1

Wow!!! This is the some kind of comedy, but I uninstall ImageMagick-6.8.8 and install ImageMagick-6.6.7.

C:\Documents and Settings\Bogdan>gem install rmagick -v '2.13.2' -- '--with-opt-dir="C:\ImageMagick"'
Temporarily enhancing PATH to include DevKit...
Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
Successfully installed rmagick-2.13.2
1 gem installed
Installing ri documentation for rmagick-2.13.2...
Installing RDoc documentation for rmagick-2.13.2...

SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED RMAGICK-2.13.2 !!!!!!