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Etienne Massip, 2012-05-25 13:11
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h1. HowTo install @rmagick@ gem on Windows
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h2. Prerequisite
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You need to have the "DevKit":http://rubyinstaller.org/add-ons/devkit installed.
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h2. Installation of "ImageMagick":http://www.imagemagick.org
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Download last setup package from http://www.imagemagick.org/script/binary-releases.php#windows and run it.
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In the ??Select Additional Tasks?? page of the wizard, make sure that  both ??Add application directory to your system path?? and ??Install development headers and libraries for C and C++?? options are checked:
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!ImageMagick_setup_options.png!
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h2. Installation of the @rmagick@ gem
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* open a new command prompt
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* set @CPATH@ and @LIBRARY_PATH@ environment variables to point respectively to @ImageMagick@ installation directory @include@ and @lib@ subdirectories (so the DevKit will find them at build time)
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For example:
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 @set CPATH=C:\Program Files\ImageMagick-6.7.7-Q16\include@
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@set LIBRARY_PATH=C:\Program Files\ImageMagick-6.7.7-Q16\lib@
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* actually install the gem, e.g. with @gem install rmagick@ or @bundle install --without=development test@, etc.
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Result:
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!rmagick_installation_prompt.jpg!