Problems installing RMagick

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I know there are already some questions and extensive answers about RMagick for Ruby 1.9.x, but I still have problems installing it.

I am working with the Ruby-Aptana Plugin for Eclipse and I have already installed the DevKit. I have tried to install RMagick as follows:

I have downloaded and installed ImageMagick 6.7.6-5-Q16-windows-dll.exe from here in C:/ImageMagick6.7.6-5-Q16-windows-dll.exe Hope this is that one with headers?
Then I set the environment variables, but I'm not sure how to do that. I've tried that in windows control panel --> system --> advanced settings --> environment variables --> system variables. There I set:

PATH --> values: C:\Ruby192\bin and C:\ImageMagick-6.7.6-Q16

CPATH --> C:\ImageMagick-6.7.6-Q16\include

LIBRARY_PATH --> C:\ImageMagick-6.7.6-Q16\lib

I installed the rmagick gem: gem install rmagick

Unfortunately I still get the error:

  Temporarily enhancing PATH to include DevKit...
  Buidling native extensions. This could take a while...
  ERROR: Error installing rmagick:
     ERROR: Error installing rmagick:
  
     c:/Ruby192/bin/ruby.exe  extconf.rb
  checking for Ruby version >= 1.8.5... yes
  checking for stdint.h...*** 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.

I'm a Ruby-Starter and hope you respect this when answering my (perhaps silly) question. Thank u all for you help!

Late at the party. Check out this [answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/39513938/1903781) on how to install `rmagik` on windows 10. — Adrian Moisa, Sep 15 '16 at 14:47

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 09 '12 at 21:55

I would ditch RMagick altogether.

RMagick eats up a ton of memory. There are other ruby wrappers for ImageMagick out there that I have had an easier time using.

https://github.com/probablycorey/mini_magick

MiniMagick is pretty straightforward.

Best of luck.

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 26 '12 at 20:04

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Try

gem install win32-service --platform=mswin32
gem install rmagick --platform=mswin32

answered Jun 26 '12 at 20:04

us-been

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I have the same problem as described so I tried this. It didn't resolve the error. – glenatron Aug 19 '12 at 22:19

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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Please check also Ruby 1.9.2 how to install RMagick on Windows?

In your step 2 you adapt LIBRARY_PATH. This worked not for me in the past (even if it is recommended in many manuals). The rmagick-FAQ recommend to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH not LIBRARY_PATH. With LD_LIBRARY_PATH it worked fine for me.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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answered Apr 10 '12 at 21:38

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