=== modified file 'lib/inline.rb'
--- old/lib/inline.rb	2007-11-29 22:54:39 +0000
+++ new/lib/inline.rb	2007-11-29 23:08:01 +0000
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   WINDOZE  = /win32/ =~ RUBY_PLATFORM
   DEV_NULL = (WINDOZE ? 'nul' : '/dev/null')
   RAKE     = (WINDOZE ? 'rake.cmd' : 'rake')
-  GEM      = (WINDOZE ? 'gem.cmd'  : 'gem')
+  GEM      = (WINDOZE ? 'gem.bat'  : 'gem')
 
   $stderr.puts "RubyInline v #{VERSION}" if $DEBUG
 
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@
   def self.rootdir
     env = ENV['INLINEDIR'] || ENV['HOME']
 
+    # in case both INLINEDIR and HOME aren't defined, and under Windows
+    # default to HOMEDRIVE + HOMEPATH values
+    env = ENV['HOMEDRIVE'] + ENV['HOMEPATH'] if env.nil? and WINDOZE
+
     if env.nil? then
       $stderr.puts "Define INLINEDIR or HOME in your environment and try again"
       exit 1
@@ -402,7 +406,11 @@
             raise CompilationError, "error executing #{cmd}: #{$?}\nRenamed #{src_name} to #{bad_src_name}"
           end
 
-          if WINDOZE then
+          # NOTE: manifest embedding is only required when using VC8 ruby 
+          # build or compiler.
+          # Errors from this point should be ignored if Config::CONFIG['arch'] 
+          # (RUBY_PLATFORM) matches 'i386-mswin32_80'
+          if RUBY_PLATFORM == 'i386-mswin32_80' then
             Dir.chdir Inline.directory do
               cmd = "mt /manifest lib.so.manifest /outputresource:so.dll;#2"
               $stderr.puts "Embedding manifest with '#{cmd}'" if $DEBUG

=== modified file 'test/test_inline.rb'
--- old/test/test_inline.rb	2007-11-29 22:54:39 +0000
+++ new/test/test_inline.rb	2007-11-29 23:07:32 +0000
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 require 'tempfile'
 require 'tmpdir'
 require 'test/unit'
+require 'fileutils' unless defined?(::FileUtils)
 
 File.umask(0)
 
@@ -636,11 +637,14 @@
     tempfile.write($test_module_code2)
     tempfile.flush
     tempfile.rewind
-    `cp #{tempfile.path} #{tempfile.path}.rb`
+    
+    FileUtils.cp tempfile.path, "#{tempfile.path}.rb"
+    
     require "#{tempfile.path}.rb"
     assert_equal(12, fb.twelve_instance)
     assert_equal(12, Foo::Bar.twelve_class)
-    `rm "#{tempfile.path}.rb"`
+    
+    FileUtils.rm "#{tempfile.path}.rb"
   end
 
   def test_argument_check_good