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    "The native gem requires installed build tools"

    When you're installing a gem with:

    gem install GEM
    

    And you get the message:

    The 'GEM' native gem requires installed build tools
    

    Make sure you have DevKit installed and that it is registered:

    1. Open a terminal / command prompt
    2. Navigate to the folder where you placed DevKit, e.g. DevKit-mingw64
    3. Run ruby dk.rb init
    4. Edit the config.yml file
    5. Add the Ruby path you want to use DevKit with
    6. Save the file
    7. Run ruby dk.rb install