While installing on Windows XP got the error

[pravin]

Building native extensions. This could take a while... ERROR: Error installing ferret:

ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

C:/ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb install ferret 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/ferret-0.11.6 for inspection. Results logged to C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ferret-0.11.6/ext/gem_make.out

[dbalmain]

You need to install the win32 gem when installing on windows unless you have Visual C 6.0 installed.

[anonymous]

I still get the same error when i do gem install ferret.

ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::RemoteFetcher::FetchError?)

Bad file descriptor - connect(2)(Errno::EBADF)

I have downloaded the win32 gem from http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=1028&release_id=3198

In what default locations does gem check when installing?

[anonymous]

Its ok now.

[dbalmain]

Replying to anonymous:

I still get the same error when i do gem install ferret. ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::RemoteFetcher::FetchError?) Bad file descriptor - connect(2)(Errno::EBADF)

Just for the sake of completeness, I just thought I had better add here that I did nothing to fix this. This error just occurs sometimes when something funny is going on with the gem servers and has nothing to do with Ferret.

Anyway, I'm happy to hear you managed to get it to install.

[anonymous]

Replying to dbalmain:

Replying to anonymous:

I still get the same error when i do gem install ferret. ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::RemoteFetcher::FetchError?) Bad file descriptor - connect(2)(Errno::EBADF)

Just for the sake of completeness, I just thought I had better add here that I did nothing to fix this. This error just occurs sometimes when something funny is going on with the gem servers and has nothing to do with Ferret. Anyway, I'm happy to hear you managed to get it to install.

i still can't..even though i downloaded and tried to install from local..same error

[dbalmain]

Replying to anonymous:

Replying to dbalmain:

Replying to anonymous:

I still get the same error when i do gem install ferret. ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::RemoteFetcher::FetchError?) Bad file descriptor - connect(2)(Errno::EBADF)

Just for the sake of completeness, I just thought I had better add here that I did nothing to fix this. This error just occurs sometimes when something funny is going on with the gem servers and has nothing to do with Ferret. Anyway, I'm happy to hear you managed to get it to install.

i still can't..even though i downloaded and tried to install from local..same error

Hmmm. It seems a little odd that you are getting a remote fetch error when you are installing locally. And, like I already mentioned, this is an gems error and most likely has nothing to do with Ferret. I'll try and help you out though in case I'm wrong. Could you paste the full output you get from the command including the command you are trying to run?

[dbalmain]

No reply and I'm convinced this has nothing to do with Ferret. If you are still having this problem, please contact me off-line and I'll try and help you out. My email is dbalmain@….