On 20 December 2010 15:11, pepe <p...@betterrpg.com> wrote: >> > I need to install my application to a Windows server >> >> My goodness, why? That's just asking for trouble. > > We've had this conversation more than once. > >> Right. Gems with native extensions generally can't be frozen usefully. > > Well, that does not help me much. If it can be done I'd like to try > it. If it can't be done then I'd move on and go with the install > approach I currently have.
What 'native extensions' means is that parts of the gem are not written in Ruby but are (generally I think) in C. These need to be compiled to generate code suitable for the OS the app is being run on. The gem cannot therefore be frozen as it would be frozen with code compiled for the wrong OS. I think therefore you must install such gems on the target machine in the normal way. Colin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
