Installing bcrypt-ruby gem on Windows

Question

I\'m trying to install bcrypt-ruby on Windows Vista.

So far, I have been able to install nmake.exe from a MS knowledge base article and cl.exe from installing Visual

Answer 1

The better, easiest way is to install the development kit:

1. Download devkit-.7z from here;
2. unpack it in the Ruby directory (for instance, C:\Ruby, so that you'll have C:\Ruby\devkit;
3. from command line, type: gem install bcrypt-ruby.