That's what I did, but then trying to do gem install watir, I got the error.
See below: now I am getting a different error:
C:\devkit>dk.rb install
[INFO] RubyGems override already in place for c:/Ruby, skipping.
[WARN] DevKit helper library already exists for c:/Ruby, skipping.
C:\devkit>gem install watir
ERROR: While executing gem ... (Zlib::BufError)
buffer error
C:\devkit>gem install watir
ERROR: While executing gem ... (Zlib::BufError)
buffer error
On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Oscar Rieken <bis...@gmail.com> wrote:
> https://github.com/oneclick/rubyinstaller/wiki/Development-Kit
>
> you have to install devkit
> in order to do that you have to download it and extract it
> then go into that folder that you extracted devkit to thru the command
> prompt
> type dk.rb init in the command line
> then type dk.rb install
>
> then you can install the gems
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Shlomit Gazit
> <shlomitpatr...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> After installing devkit, I am still getting an error installing watir:
>> After I failed with the above installation, I downgrade ruby and watir
>> but still failing with the same error:
>>
>> C:\devkit>gem install watir --no-ri --no-rdoc
>> Temporarily enhancing PATH to include DevKit...
>> Building native extensions. This could take a while...
>> ERROR: Error installing watir:
>> ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
>>
>> C:/Ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb
>> checking for ffi.h... no
>> checking for #include <ffi.h>
>> ... no
>> checking for rb_thread_blocking_region()... no
>> checking for ruby_thread_has_gvl_p()... no
>> checking for ruby_native_thread_p()... no
>> checking for rb_thread_call_with_gvl()... no
>> creating extconf.h
>> creating Makefile
>>
>> nmake
>> 'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
>> operable program or batch file.
>>
>>
>> Gem files will remain installed in
>> C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ffi-1.0.11 for
>> inspection.
>> Results logged to
>> C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ffi-1.0.11/ext/ffi_c/gem_make.o
>> ut
>>
>> C:\devkit>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Shlomit Gazit <shlomitpatr...@gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I dont remember doing it in the past, is that a new step?
>>>
>>> Shlomit.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Željko Filipin <
>>> zeljko.fili...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Did you install devkit?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://github.com/zeljkofilipin/watirbook/blob/master/installation/windows.md
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Željko
>>>> --
>>>> watir.com/book - author
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Shlomit Gazit <
>>>> shlomitpatr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
>>>>> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>>>>>
>>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ruby -e 'require "watir";puts
>>>>> Watir::IE:
>>>>> :VERSION'
>>>>> -e:1: warning: toplevel constant VERSION referenced by
>>>>> Watir::IE::VERSION
>>>>> 1.8.6
>>>>>
>>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>gem update watir
>>>>> Updating installed gems
>>>>> Updating commonwatir
>>>>> Successfully installed commonwatir-2.0.4
>>>>> Updating firewatir
>>>>> Successfully installed firewatir-1.9.4
>>>>> Updating watir
>>>>> Building native extensions. This could take a while...
>>>>> ERROR: Error installing watir:
>>>>> ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
>>>>>
>>>>> C:/Ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb
>>>>> checking for ffi.h... no
>>>>> checking for #include <ffi.h>
>>>>> ... no
>>>>> checking for rb_thread_blocking_region()... no
>>>>> checking for ruby_thread_has_gvl_p()... no
>>>>> checking for ruby_native_thread_p()... no
>>>>> checking for rb_thread_call_with_gvl()... no
>>>>> creating extconf.h
>>>>> creating Makefile
>>>>>
>>>>> nmake
>>>>> 'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
>>>>> operable program or batch file.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Gem files will remain installed in
>>>>> C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ffi-1.0.11 for
>>>>> inspection.
>>>>> Results logged to
>>>>> C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ffi-1.0.11/ext/ffi_c/gem_make.o
>>>>> ut
>>>>> Gems updated: commonwatir, firewatir
>>>>> Installing ri documentation for commonwatir-2.0.4...
>>>>> Installing ri documentation for firewatir-1.9.4...
>>>>> Installing RDoc documentation for commonwatir-2.0.4...
>>>>> Installing RDoc documentation for firewatir-1.9.4...
>>>>>
>>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ruby -e 'require "watir";puts
>>>>> Watir::IE:
>>>>> :VERSION'
>>>>> -e:1: no such file to load -- watir/ie (LoadError)
>>>>>
>>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ruby -e 'require "watir";puts
>>>>> Watir::IE:
>>>>> :VERSION'
>>>>> -e:1: no such file to load -- watir/ie (LoadError)
>>>>>
>>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
>>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>gem update --system
>>>>> Updating RubyGems
>>>>> Updating rubygems-update
>>>>> ERROR: Error installing rubygems-update:
>>>>> rubygems-update requires Ruby version >= 1.8.7.
>>>>> Updating RubyGems to 1.3.7
>>>>> Installing RubyGems 1.3.7
>>>>> RubyGems 1.3.7 installed
>>>>>
>>>>> === 1.3.7 / 2010-05-13
>>>>>
>>>>> NOTE:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://rubygems.org is now the default source for downloading gems.
>>>>>
>>>>> You may have sources set via ~/.gemrc, so you should replace
>>>>> http://gems.rubyforge.org with http://rubygems.org
>>>>>
>>>>> http://gems.rubyforge.org will continue to work for the forseeable
>>>>> future.
>>>>>
>>>>> New features:
>>>>>
>>>>> * `gem` commands
>>>>> * `gem install` and `gem fetch` now report alternate platforms when a
>>>>> matching one couldn't be found.
>>>>> * `gem contents` --prefix is now the default as specified in --help.
>>>>> Bug
>>>>> #27211 by Mamoru Tasaka.
>>>>> * `gem fetch` can fetch of old versions again. Bug #27960 by Eric
>>>>> Hankins.
>>>>> * `gem query` and friends output now lists platforms. Bug #27856 by
>>>>> Greg
>>>>> Hazel.
>>>>> * `gem server` now allows specification of multiple gem dirs for
>>>>> documentation. Bug #27573 by Yuki Sonoda.
>>>>> * `gem unpack` can unpack gems again. Bug #27872 by Timothy Jones.
>>>>> * `gem unpack` now unpacks remote gems.
>>>>> * --user-install is no longer the default. If you really liked it,
>>>>> see
>>>>> Gem::ConfigFile to learn how to set it by default. (This change
>>>>> was made
>>>>> in 1.3.6)
>>>>> * RubyGems now has platform support for IronRuby. Patch #27951 by
>>>>> Will Green.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bug fixes:
>>>>>
>>>>> * Require rubygems/custom_require if --disable-gem was set. Bug
>>>>> #27700 by
>>>>> Roger Pack.
>>>>> * RubyGems now protects against exceptions being raised by plugins.
>>>>> * rubygems/builder now requires user_interaction. Ruby Bug #1040 by
>>>>> Phillip
>>>>> Toland.
>>>>> * Gem::Dependency support #version_requirements= with a warning. Fix
>>>>> for old
>>>>> Rails versions. Bug #27868 by Wei Jen Lu.
>>>>> * Gem::PackageTask depends on the package dir like the other rake
>>>>> package
>>>>> tasks so dependencies can be hooked up correctly.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>> RubyGems installed the following executables:
>>>>> C:/Ruby/bin/gem
>>>>>
>>>>> RubyGems system software updated
>>>>>
>>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>gem install watir
>>>>> Building native extensions. This could take a while...
>>>>> ERROR: Error installing watir:
>>>>> ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
>>>>>
>>>>> C:/Ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb
>>>>> checking for ffi.h... no
>>>>> checking for #include <ffi.h>
>>>>> ... no
>>>>> checking for rb_thread_blocking_region()... no
>>>>> checking for ruby_thread_has_gvl_p()... no
>>>>> checking for ruby_native_thread_p()... no
>>>>> checking for rb_thread_call_with_gvl()... no
>>>>> creating extconf.h
>>>>> creating Makefile
>>>>>
>>>>> nmake
>>>>> 'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
>>>>> operable program or batch file.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Gem files will remain installed in
>>>>> C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ffi-1.0.11 for
>>>>> inspection.
>>>>> Results logged to
>>>>> C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ffi-1.0.11/ext/ffi_c/gem_make.o
>>>>> ut
>>>>>
>>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ruby -e 'require "watir";puts
>>>>> Watir::IE:
>>>>> :VERSION'
>>>>> -e:1: no such file to load -- watir/ie (LoadError)
>>>>>
>>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>gem install mongrel --pre
>>>>> Successfully installed gem_plugin-0.2.3
>>>>> Successfully installed mongrel-1.2.0.pre2-x86-mswin32
>>>>> 2 gems installed
>>>>> Installing ri documentation for gem_plugin-0.2.3...
>>>>> Installing ri documentation for mongrel-1.2.0.pre2-x86-mswin32...
>>>>> Installing RDoc documentation for gem_plugin-0.2.3...
>>>>> Installing RDoc documentation for mongrel-1.2.0.pre2-x86-mswin32...
>>>>>
>>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>gem install watir
>>>>> Building native extensions. This could take a while...
>>>>> ERROR: Error installing watir:
>>>>> ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
>>>>>
>>>>> C:/Ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb
>>>>> checking for ffi.h... no
>>>>> checking for #include <ffi.h>
>>>>> ... no
>>>>> checking for rb_thread_blocking_region()... no
>>>>> checking for ruby_thread_has_gvl_p()... no
>>>>> checking for ruby_native_thread_p()... no
>>>>> checking for rb_thread_call_with_gvl()... no
>>>>> creating extconf.h
>>>>> creating Makefile
>>>>>
>>>>> nmake
>>>>> 'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
>>>>> operable program or batch file.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Gem files will remain installed in
>>>>> C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ffi-1.0.11 for
>>>>> inspection.
>>>>> Results logged to
>>>>> C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ffi-1.0.11/ext/ffi_c/gem_make.o
>>>>> ut
>>>>>
>>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short:
>>>>> search before you ask, be nice.
>>>>>
>>>>> watir-general@googlegroups.com
>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general
>>>>> watir-general+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
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>>>> before you ask, be nice.
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>
>>>
>> --
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>> before you ask, be nice.
>>
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>>
>
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>
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>
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