Error installing json 1.8.2 with Windows

Question

I'm new to web development and I have a school assignment this summer that requires Ruby on Rails. I'm using this guide currently to help me get started:

http://guides.rubyonrails.org/getting_started.html

I'm using Windows 7 and most of the answers I have seen on this site are dealing with other operating systems or older versions of Ruby.

I installed Ruby which includes RubyGems and SQLite3 and here is a screen shot showing the versions and proves that they are installed:

Version Commands

The issue I am running into is that when I try to create a Rails application I get an [error that says it occurred while installing json <1.8.2>. This is a new account so I can't post any screenshots or links. The last line says to make sure that 'gem install json -v '1.8.2' succeeds before bundling.

When I try that I get the same error as the previous step.

Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

You can try installing the RubyInstaller Development Kit. This toolkit helps with using native C/C++ extensions for Ruby on your Windows machine.

Installation instructions can be found here.

After it's installed, run gem update --system, then try again.

A side note: If you're not strict on your dev machine's OS, you should look into a Linux OS, or OSX. They provide a smoother experience for Rails development compared to Windows, IMO.

Hope this helps!