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Developers struggle to run PostgreSQL gem on Windows

Original: Also on # PostgreSQL front: [trying to develop a # Ruby # RubyOnRails app] Oh crap, I don't think I can run the dev envi

A developer building a Ruby on Rails application reports that the pg gem, which connects Ruby apps to PostgreSQL, will not build on Windows, blocking the local development environment even though the rest of the setup works. They are now checking Python's psycopg library as a possible alternative, a common frustration for Ruby developers working outside Unix-like systems.

Why now: Windows incompatibility with the pg gem is a recurring pain point that resonates with developers weighing Ruby against Python for database work.

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• Also on # PostgreSQL front: [trying to develop a # Ruby # RubyOnRails app] Oh crap, I don't think I can run the dev environment on Windows, everything else is hunky dory but I can't get the goddamn pg gem to build on Windows. [checking out how to use # Python # psycopg ]… · umbraroze@tech.lgbt · 2

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