From: James Britt <james_b@...>
Date: 2005-05-05T13:06:17+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby executable

Austin Ziegler wrote:
> On 5/2/05, James Britt <james_b@neurogami.com> wrote:
> 
>>There is nothing that takes Ruby source and produces native code.
>>
>>If the goal is to at least mask or bundle the installation of Ruby, look
>>at RubyScript2Exe
> 
> 
> Two days ago, this was true. But with Eric Hodel's "I Rock" thread, I
> think that this is no longer true.

Ah, of course.  But is this at the point of practical,
deploy-to-the-masses, everyday readiness?

I haven't completely followed the thread, but from what I have glanced
through I don't think one can take an arbitrary Ruby file and get a
standalone, native exe from it.

Yet.


James