Unable to compile ferret native extensions in Windows environment

[TechRsch]

I am trying to install ferret to support treat but am unable to do so as it throws multiple compile-time errors. I have tried it with various gem install commands with platform and libraries provided. I also tried it with the gem-compiler with the same results.

Are you supporting this gem and can you tell me why the compile is failing? Environment and errors follow. Thanks.

The environment is:

RubyGems Environment:
  - RUBYGEMS VERSION: 2.0.7
  - RUBY VERSION: 1.9.3 (2013-06-27 patchlevel 448) [i386-mingw32]
  - INSTALLATION DIRECTORY: D:/BitNami/rubystack-1.9.3-12/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1
  - RUBY EXECUTABLE: D:/BitNami/rubystack-1.9.3-12/ruby/bin/ruby.exe
  - EXECUTABLE DIRECTORY: D:/BitNami/rubystack-1.9.3-12/ruby/bin
  - RUBYGEMS PLATFORMS:
    - ruby
    - x86-mingw32
  - GEM PATHS:
     - D:/BitNami/rubystack-1.9.3-12/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1
     - C:/Users/Richard/.gem/ruby/1.9.1
  - GEM CONFIGURATION:
     - :update_sources => true
     - :verbose => true
     - :backtrace => false
     - :bulk_threshold => 1000
     - "gem" => "--no-ri --no-rdoc"
  - REMOTE SOURCES:
     - https://rubygems.org/

The errors are:

D:\BitNami\rubystack-1.9.3-12\projects\ferret>gem fetch ferret --platform=ruby
Fetching: ferret-0.11.8.5.gem (100%)
Downloaded ferret-0.11.8.5

D:\BitNami\rubystack-1.9.3-12\projects\ferret>gem compile ferret-0.11.8.5.gem
Unpacking gem: 'ferret-0.11.8.5' in temporary directory...
Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
ERROR:  While executing gem ... (Gem::Installer::ExtensionBuildError)
    ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

    D:/BitNami/rubystack-1.9.3-12/ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb
creating Makefile

make
generating ferret_ext-i386-mingw32.def
compiling analysis.c
compiling array.c
compiling bitvector.c
bitvector.c: In function 'frt_bv_eq':
bitvector.c:54:5: warning: ISO C90 forbids mixed declarations and code
compiling BZLIB_blocksort.c
compiling BZLIB_bzlib.c
compiling BZLIB_compress.c
compiling BZLIB_crctable.c
compiling BZLIB_decompress.c
compiling BZLIB_huffman.c
compiling BZLIB_randtable.c
compiling compound_io.c
compound_io.c: In function 'cmpdi_read_i':
compound_io.c:136:9: warning: unknown conversion type character 'l' in format
compound_io.c:136:9: warning: unknown conversion type character 'l' in format
compound_io.c:136:9: warning: too many arguments for format
compound_io.c: In function 'cw_copy_file':
compound_io.c:325:9: warning: unknown conversion type character 'l' in format
compound_io.c:325:9: warning: too many arguments for format
compound_io.c:334:9: warning: unknown conversion type character 'l' in format
compound_io.c:334:9: warning: unknown conversion type character 'l' in format
compound_io.c:334:9: warning: too many arguments for format
compiling document.c
compiling except.c
except.c:23:37: warning: initialization discards qualifiers from pointer target type
except.c:24:29: warning: initialization discards qualifiers from pointer target type
compiling ferret.c
compiling field_index.c
field_index.c: In function 'string_handle_term':
field_index.c:237:23: warning: operation on 'index->values' may be undefined
compiling filter.c
compiling fs_store.c
fs_store.c: In function 'fso_seek_i':
fs_store.c:252:9: warning: unknown conversion type character 'l' in format
fs_store.c:252:9: warning: format '%s' expects type 'char *', but argument 4 has type 'long long int'
fs_store.c:252:9: warning: too many arguments for format
fs_store.c: In function 'fsi_seek_i':
fs_store.c:306:9: warning: unknown conversion type character 'l' in format
fs_store.c:306:9: warning: format '%s' expects type 'char *', but argument 4 has type 'long long int'
fs_store.c:306:9: warning: too many arguments for format
fs_store.c: In function 'fsi_length_i':
fs_store.c:322:5: warning: implicit declaration of function 'fstati64'
fs_store.c: In function 'fs_store_new':
fs_store.c:431:17: warning: unused variable 'stt'
compiling global.c
global.c: In function 'frt_vstrfmt':
global.c:190:23: warning: assignment discards qualifiers from pointer target type
global.c: In function 'signal_to_string':
global.c:412:14: error: 'SIGBUS' undeclared (first use in this function)
global.c:412:14: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in
global.c: In function 'frt_init':
global.c:436:22: error: storage size of 'action' isn't known
global.c:443:5: warning: implicit declaration of function 'sigemptyset'
global.c:446:5: error: storage size of '__old' isn't known
global.c:446:5: warning: implicit declaration of function 'sigaction'
global.c:446:5: warning: unused variable '__old'
global.c:447:5: error: storage size of '__old' isn't known
global.c:447:5: warning: unused variable '__old'
global.c:448:5: error: storage size of '__old' isn't known
global.c:448:5: warning: unused variable '__old'
global.c:449:5: error: storage size of '__old' isn't known
global.c:449:5: error: 'SIGBUS' undeclared (first use in this function)
global.c:449:5: warning: unused variable '__old'
global.c:450:5: error: storage size of '__old' isn't known
global.c:450:5: warning: unused variable '__old'
global.c:436:22: warning: unused variable 'action'
make: *** [global.o] Error 1


Gem files will remain installed in C:/Users/Richard/AppData/Local/Temp/d20130906-13424-um3ump/ferret-0.11.8.5 for inspec
tion.
Results logged to C:/Users/Richard/AppData/Local/Temp/d20130906-13424-um3ump/ferret-0.11.8.5/ext/gem_make.out

D:\BitNami\rubystack-1.9.3-12\projects\ferret>

[talek]

I have the same problem! Ferret doesn't compile on Windows. Any ideas or workarounds?

[talek]

I've just tested with Ruby 2.0. Same problem. :(

[talek]

Workaround: sdsykes-ferret gem.