Install fails on windows for all versions

[benmollet]

I'm trying to install the gem on windows with:

gem install rdkafka -v '0.8.1'

(I tried all newer versions as well)

But it fails with the following:

PS C:\code> gem install rdkafka -v '0.8.1'
Temporarily enhancing PATH for MSYS/MINGW...
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
ERROR: Error installing rdkafka:
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

current directory: C:/Ruby27-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.7.0/gems/rdkafka-0.8.1/ext

C:/Ruby27-x64/bin/ruby.exe -IC:/Ruby27-x64/lib/ruby/2.7.0/rubygems -rrubygems C:/Ruby27-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.7.0/gems/rake-13.0.6/exe/rake RUBYARCHDIR=C:/Ruby27-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.7.0/extensions/x64-mingw32/2.7.0/rdkafka-0.8.1 RUBYLIBDIR=C:/Ruby27-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.7.0/extensions/x64-mingw32/2.7.0/rdkafka-0.8.1

Extracting v1.4.0 into tmp/x86_64-w64-mingw32/ports/librdkafka/1.4.0... OK
Running 'configure' for librdkafka 1.4.0... ERROR, review 'C:/Ruby27-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.7.0/gems/rdkafka-0.8.1/ext/tmp/x86_64-w64-mingw32/ports/librdkafka/1.4.0/configure.log' to see what happened. Last lines are:

mklove/modules/configure.base: line 2047: source: configure.self: file not found

rake aborted!
Failed to complete configure task

Tasks: TOP => default
(See full trace by running task with --trace)

rake failed, exit code 1

Gem files will remain installed in C:/Ruby27-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.7.0/gems/rdkafka-0.8.1 for inspection.
Results logged to C:/Ruby27-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.7.0/extensions/x64-mingw32/2.7.0/rdkafka-0.8.1/gem_make.out

Any help would be appreciated :)

[thijsc]

I don't believe we've tested this gem on Windows so far. You're not using the linux base system right?

[benmollet]

No, I tried this on regular windows

[benmollet]

@thijsc any thoughts on what might cause this?

[thijsc]

I have no clue honestly. I don't have access to any Windows machines that I can test with. I guess we could add a windows build to our CI. Would you be willing to work on that?

[mensfeld]

Closing due to lack of activity. If anyone is willing to add Windows, happy to accept contributions. WSL works to the extend of my knowledge.