From: richard lyman <lymans@...>
Date: 2004-07-10T06:49:41+09:00
Subject: Re: Secure Ruby Compiler

sorry - I switched from zlib compression to LZMA compression - not LZW!!

-Rich
P.s. - I tried UPX... it didn't even come close to 1.3 megs final.


On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 15:46:47 -0600, richard lyman <lymans@gmail.com> wrote:
> The version of theWRAP that I just looked at didn't compress at all...
> 
> ... in fact the website says it doesn't compress...
> 
> ... for me compression is a 'must-have-feature'.
> 
> I still think that:
> 
> 1. exerb
> 2. EZExerb (yes I'm the creator, so I'm biased ;-)  )
> 3. NSIS
> 
> is the way to go for getting a ruby project distributed on windows platforms.
> 
> I changed the compression in NSIS from the default of zlib to LZW and
> I went from 5.1 megs of scattered files to 1.3 megs in a single file
> (Zlib went from 5.1 to 1.7).
> 
> -Rich
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 04:28:54 +0900, tony summerfelt
> <snowzone5@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 17:32:46 +0900, you wrote:
> >
> > >Randy Lawrence wrote:
> >
> > >> One of the killer features lacking in most scripting languages is the
> > >> ability to "compile" or sufficiently "obfuscate" scripts so they can be
> > >> distributed for execution without revealing the original source code.
> >
> > >> Is this possible with Ruby today?  If not, is this something planned for
> > >> future versions?  Are there 3rd party tools that do this?
> >
> > unless i missed it nobody mentioned 'thewrap'
> > (http://trondoc.ezwebtech.com/theWRAP/). the price is hard to beat.
> >
> > i've used it to successfully wrap wxruby programs (well under 5mb). i
> > think it uses upx somewhere in the process.  it will prevent 'casual
> > copying'
> >
> >
>