I'm rail newbie. I am working on Windows XP.
I have this version of ruby.
ruby 1.8.7 (2010-08-16 patchlevel 302) [i386-mingw32]
I have Rails 2.3.8 installed.
I am trying to install feedzirra, trying in every possible way after watching Rails Cast 168.
At first I tried to install using gem install pauldix-feedzirra. I got this error.
C:\Ruby>gem install pauldix-feedzirra Building native extensions. This could take a while... ERROR: Error installing pauldix-feedzirra: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. C:/Ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb checking for curl-config... no checking for main() in -lcurl... no *** 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 --without-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:/Ruby/bin/ruby --with-curl-dir --without-curl-dir --with-curl-include --without-curl-include=${curl-dir}/include --with-curl-lib --without-curl-lib=${curl-dir}/lib --with-curllib --without-curllib extconf.rb:12: Can't find libcurl or curl/curl.h (RuntimeError) Try passing --with-curl-dir or --with-curl-lib and --with-curl-include options to extconf. Gem files will remain installed in C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/taf2-curb-0.5. 4.0 for inspection. Results logged to C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/taf2-curb-0.5.4.0/ext/gem_make. out
Next I tried gem install curb. I found this on the PaulDix FeedZirra page , where he suggested that Todd Fisher work on a Ruby libcurl binding called curb
Now i get this error
C:\Ruby>gem install curb Building native extensions. This could take a while... ERROR: Error installing curb: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. C:/Ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb "-g -O2 -DFD_SETSIZE=256 $(cflags)" checking for curl-config... no checking for main() in -lcurl... no *** extconf.rb failed *** Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of necessary libraries and/or headers. Check the mkmf.log file for more details. You may need configuration options. Provided configuration options: --with-opt-dir --without-opt-dir --with-opt-include --without-opt-include=${opt-dir}/include --with-opt-lib --without-opt-lib=${opt-dir}/lib --with-make-prog --without-make-prog --srcdir=. --curdir --ruby=C:/Ruby/bin/ruby --with-curl-dir --without-curl-dir --with-curl-include --without-curl-include=${curl-dir}/include --with-curl-lib --without-curl-lib=${curl-dir}/lib --with-curllib --without-curllib extconf.rb:19: Can't find libcurl or curl/curl.h (RuntimeError) Try passing --with-curl-dir or --with-curl-lib and --with-curl-include options to extconf. Gem files will remain installed in C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/curb-0.7.8 for inspection. Results logged to C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/curb-0.7.8/ext/gem_make.out
When the error says this because it cannot find libcurl or curl / curl.h, then I did some search queries and I found a link to the Download Wizard . The best option for beginner rails is curl executable (as suggested on various forums and articles). I have done it. Extracted file. Installed exe file. Now I thought the libcurl problem was resolved. But??
Ok, now to install feedzirra I also need to install libxml. So, with a little googling, I ended up here in Libxml ruby forge , downloaded the pearl libxml-ruby-1.1.3 and put it in C: \ Ruby \ bin.
Now, thinking that everything is set up, I am ready to go to study the parsing, I enter the gem install pauldix-feedzirra. I get the same error "I can not find libcurl or curl / curl.h" and the same old list as before.
Over the past 3 days, I'm just trying to fix this. Bad luck!
Can someone help me fix this? Main stages. Please think that I do not know how to manage windows. Please go to this basic level when you talk about troubleshooting terminology and help me solve this problem.
Awaiting your help and support to a large extent.
Thanks in advance.