gem install rails on git bash (for Windows)

Question

gem install rails ERROR: Error installing rails: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

current directory: C:/Ruby31-x64/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/websocket-driver-0.7.5/ext/websocket-driver

C:/Ruby31-x64/bin/ruby.exe -I C:/Ruby31-x64/lib/ruby/site_ruby/3.1.0 -r ./siteconf20220326-12676-skaw7l.rb extconf.rb creating Makefile

current directory: C:/Ruby31-x64/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/websocket-driver-0.7.5/ext/websocket-driver make DESTDIR= clean

current directory: C:/Ruby31-x64/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/websocket-driver-0.7.5/ext/websocket-driver make DESTDIR= generating websocket_mask-x64-mingw-ucrt.def compiling websocket_mask.c make: gcc: No such file or directory make: *** [Makefile:246: websocket_mask.o] Error 127

make failed, exit code 2

Gem files will remain installed in C:/Ruby31-x64/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/gems/websocket-driver-0.7.5 for inspection. Results logged to C:/Ruby31-x64/lib/ruby/gems/3.1.0/extensions/x64-mingw-ucrt/3.1.0/websocket-driver-0.7.5/gem_make.out Temporarily enhancing PATH for MSYS/MINGW... Building native extensions. This could take a while...

Please help me to get rid of this error.

Answer 1

have you followed any Youtube tutorials if yes, then yeah you are not alone I have also screwed up and don't have any solutions yet but I think reinstalling from the beginning from your own not from the tutorials, you may succeed. If I succeed then I would tell ya!