In this file you find:
In order to be reading this file, you've already downloaded the zip file and unzipped it into a temporary directory. Double-click the ImageMagick installer (ImageMagick-6.5.6-8-Q8-windows-dll.exe) found in the temporary directory. The only option that you need to choose from the installation options is "Update executable search path." The other options are up to you. Do not use any other version of ImageMagick. RMagick will not run if you install any other version of ImageMagick.
Make sure RubyGems is up-to-date. If you are using an older version, update it now. Enter the command
gem update --systemInstalling the gem is very simple. Start a Command Prompt window. Use the chdir command to make the temporary directory that contains the unzipped files the current directory. Enter this command:
gem install rmagick --localYou should see:
Successfully installed rmagick-2.12.0-x86-mswin32If instead you get the message
Error installing gem rmagick[.gem]: buffer errorthen you didn't update RubyGems. Do so now and re-run the gem install command.
It may be necessary to restart any services, Command Prompt windows, or even reboot for current applications (Ruby on Rails based apps, in particular) after installing RMagick.
Documentation has been installed into the directory of the gem, which can be found using the command:
gem environment
- GEM PATH:
- c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8
Using this example, the documentation can be found in:
c:\ruby\lib\ruby\gems\1.8\gems\rmagick-2.12.0-x86-mswin32\doc\index.html
And additional examples are in:
c:\ruby\lib\ruby\gems\1.8\gems\rmagick-2.12.0-x86-mswin32\examples
Most problems can be resolved by simply closing all existing Command Prompt windows and starting a new Command Prompt window after installing ImageMagick and RMagick.
If Ruby complains that it can't find RMagick, be sure that you have set up the RubyGems environment. The simplest way to do this is to require "rubygems" first:
require 'rubygems'
require 'RMagick'
There are other ways to set up the RubyGems environment. See the RubyGems documentation for more information.
Use require 'RMagick’, spelled as shown. Ruby is case-sensitive, even if Windows isn't.
Don't use require_gem to require RMagick. This is obsolete.
If you need help using RMagick, use the Help Forum on RubyForge.
Please report bugs in RMagick, its documentation, or its installation programs to us via the bug tracker on the RMagick project page at RubyForge. When reporting bugs, please specify that you are using the rmagick-win32 gem. Don’t forget to mention the RMagick, Ruby, and Windows version.
Comments for either the distribution or the library itself are welcome. Write to us.
The RMagick library is released under the MIT license, below. ImageMagick uses a GPL compatible license (see the ImageMagick website).
Copyright © 2009 by Timothy P. Hunter
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