From: Mark Volkmann Date: 2006-06-15T23:36:37+09:00 Subject: Re: running applications installed from gems On 6/14/06, Eric Hodel wrote: > On Jun 14, 2006, at 5:13 PM, Mark Volkmann wrote: > > > I suppose rubygems is most often used for packaging libraries, but it > > can also be used to package applications. I think it would be > > convenient if something like this were supported. > > > > gem run minesweeper > > > > Is this being considered? Are there reasons why this would be a bad > > idea? > > What's wrong with just: > > minesweeper Would minesweeper be a script in the bin directory of the gem? Can "gem install" add that directory to your PATH? How would a potential user know what to do in order to run it? What I'm really after is a simple way for a non-programmer to install and run a Ruby application that is packaged as a gem. -- R. Mark Volkmann Object Computing, Inc.