Kgio - ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

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Hello guys, I am not able to install kgio. Kgio not working on windows?

I'm using:

rails 3.0.5 ruby 192 gem 1.6.2 Windows XP.

C:\Ruby192\bin>gem install kgio Temporarily enhancing PATH to include DevKit... Building native extensions. This could take a while... ERROR: Error installing kgio:         ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

C:/Ruby192/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb checking for poll() in poll.h... no checking for getaddrinfo() in sys/types.h,sys/socket.h,netdb.h... no getaddrinfo required *** 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:/Ruby192/bin/ruby

Gem files will remain installed in C:/Ruby192/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/kgio-2.3. 2 for inspection. Results logged to C:/Ruby192/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/kgio-2.3.2/ext/kgio/gem_ma ke.out

The files gem_make.out and mkmf.log are attached.

Thanks for any response.

Best regards.

Gustavo.

Attachments: http://www.ruby-forum.com/attachment/6021/gem_make.out http://www.ruby-forum.com/attachment/6022/mkmf.log

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Hello guys, i received answer mailing list kgio(in minutes!):

"kgio is *nix only."

mailing: kgio@librelist.com

Close topic.

s

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I couldn't understand the solution, what is alternative to make it work on windows?

rtz gus wrote in post #987263:

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I couldn't understand the solution, what is alternative to make it work on windows?

According to the previous post the solution is to move to a *nix based system such as Ubuntu as kgio does not work on Windows. Since Rails is easier on these systems then this is a good solution.

Colin