Question

Is there any library that can replace RMagick?

It´s over 2 yeas ago since the gem has been updated. The installation process is still a pain. It´s broken.

Example having followed this guide:

C:\Ruby192\bin>convert -version
Version: ImageMagick 6.7.6-7 2012-04-20 Q16 http://www.imagemagick.org
Copyright: Copyright (C) 1999-2012 ImageMagick Studio LLC
Features: OpenMP

It should be installed, right?

C:\Rails\myapp>irb
irb(main):001:0> require 'rubygems'
=> true
irb(main):002:0> require 'RMagick'
LoadError: no such file to load -- RMagick
        from C:/Ruby192/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:i
n `require'
        from C:/Ruby192/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:i
n `require'
        from (irb):2
        from C:/Ruby192/bin/irb:12:in `<main>'
irb(main):003:0>

Then when I am using the ruby console it gives a error. Have run bundle install and all kind of other solutions and followed several guides, installed and uninstalled a thousand times.

Therefore I am looking for a replacement for the RMagick library. Either a Javascript library/plugin or a ruby gem.

Answer 1

I successfully used “mini_magick” in a project a few years ago. It’s a pure Ruby gem and invokes ImageMagick’s tools via the command-line rather than using the shared libraries like RMagick does, so you may find it easier to install.