1. Install the latest Ruby with gems enabled (such as the Ruby One-Click Installer v1.8.6-25 or below)
2. Install the pathname2 gem. Open a command-prompt and type:
gem install pathname2
3. Open up the Visual Studio 2005/2008 Command prompt or, if using Visual Studio Express, run:
PATH=%PATH%;c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SDK\v2.0\Bin
4. To view a list of all available rake targets, run the following command from the root (trunk) directory of the source code:
rake
5. Next run the Strong Name registration:
runfirst.cmd
6. Next run the following command from the same directory:
rake compile
7. And last you may want to run unit tests by running this command:
rake test
c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727
c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SDK\v2.0\Bin
You can also watch a short 3 minute video with a walk through.