From: Curt Hibbs <curt@...>
Date: 2004-11-30T01:11:51+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby GUIs and installation effort

R. Mark Volkmann [mailto:mark@ociweb.com]
>
> Quoting Curt Hibbs <curt@hibbs.com>:
>
> > R. Mark Volkmann wrote:[mailto:mark@ociweb.com]
> > >
> > > I agree. It seems though that "getting a little dirty with the
> > > installers"
> > > could be done once for all of us rather that repeated for
> every Ruby GUI
> > > application that requires portability to Windows, OS X and Linux
> > > and desires
> > > to be used by non-developers. Having a one-click installer for
> > > each platform
> > > that installs everything needed for a portable GUI seems ideal.
> >
> > We *are* working towards this goal. But the road to success is paved by
> > volunteers willing to help...
> >
> > We've got a one-click installer for windows, Steve Steiner is
> inching his
> > way closer to a one-click installer for osx (as a framework). I
> still need
> > someone willing to create and maintain one-click installers for kde and
> > gnome.
> >
> > Then rubygems and rpabase (with integrated support in the one-click
> > installers) will provide subsequent customization to the user's
> installation
> > (as well as ongoing updates).
> >
> > The missing piece would be a cross-platform installer that can
> package up
> > ruby apps, related extensions, and platform-specific binaries into
> > easy-to-distribute, self-installing applications. Any volunteers here?
>
> Which GUI toolkits are targeted to be supported by all of these one-click
> installers?  If I remember correctly, only Tk and FOX are supported by the
> Windows one-click installer.

wxRuby will be added -- it is the only GUI toolkit that supports native
widgets.

Curt