[ANN} RubyScript2Exe

[Erik Veenstra]

I'm pleased to announce the birth of RubyScript2Exe.

RubyScript2Exe transforms your Ruby script into a standalone
Windows executable.

RubyScript2Exe traces the execution of your script. After your
script has finished, it gathers all program files and
requirements (ruby.exe, *.dll, *.rb, and *.so) from your own
Ruby installation. All these files and your script are put in
one executable with a tiny pascal program. The resulting
executable can run on a bare Windows installation. No
dependencies any more.

More information and download on
http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/rubyscript2exe/ .

gegroet,
Erik V.

 

[Erik Veenstra]

Erik Veenstra wrote:

Lyle,

Thank you for your reaction.

Just curious; from your description, it wasn't immediately
obvious how this is different from the already-existing exerb
(http://raa.ruby-lang.org/list.rhtml?name=exerb). Could you
perhaps elaborate on what problems (if any) in exerb you are
trying to solve with this system?

I experimented with exerb. But in my situations (both home and
office), it just didn't work. I gave up after resolving a
couple of missing dll's trying to run the created executable.
Something with MS C runtime environment? I'm not a Windows
developer, so it wasn't easy for me. But I'm still a developer.
Must be terrible for (simple) users...

Besides that, I think it's good to have more then one solution
for a problem. Took me only 3 nights. It was fun. Learned a
lot.

gegroet,
Erik V.

 

[Simon Strandgaard]

I experimented with exerb. But in my situations (both home and
office), it just didn't work. I gave up after resolving a
couple of missing dll's trying to run the created executable.
Something with MS C runtime environment? I'm not a Windows
developer, so it wasn't easy for me. But I'm still a developer.
Must be terrible for (simple) users...

Did you submit a bugreport or feature request to exerb ?

Besides that, I think it's good to have more then one solution
for a problem. Took me only 3 nights. It was fun. Learned a
lot.

I don't want to offend you.. but still don't know how you project is
distinct from exerb

Sorry and good luck.

 

[henon]

I experimented with exerb. But in my situations (both home and
office), it just didn't work. I gave up after resolving a
couple of missing dll's trying to run the created executable.

[...]

Did you submit a bugreport or feature request to exerb ?

i had also problems with exerb: YAML and ODBC won't work with exerb.
with yaml it didn't find a SYCK Constant. and with ODBC it went into an
infinite require-recursion!!
i did report bugs on the exerb list, but nobody was able to help me.

[...]

i will test RubyScript2Exe and if it works with SYCK and ODBC that
would be great!

thanks for this,
-- henon

 

[henon]

I'm pleased to announce the birth of RubyScript2Exe.

[...]

add your project here.
http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?DistributeARubyAppInASingleExecutable

may the best wrapper survive in the long run!
-- henon

 

[Erik Veenstra]

RubyScript2Exe transforms your Ruby script into a standalone
Windows executable.

RubyScript2Exe traces the execution of your script. After
your script has finished, it gathers all program files and
requirements (ruby.exe, *.dll, *.rb, and *.so) from your own
Ruby installation. All these files and your script are put in
one executable with a tiny pascal program. The resulting
executable can run on a bare Windows installation. No
dependencies any more.

More information and download on
http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/rubyscript2exe/ .

0.1.3 is available.

I tested with the latest pascal program myself, but I
ditributed an old one. Oops!

gegroet,
Erik V.