From: Conrad Schneiker <schneiker@...>
Date: 2000-03-25T14:22:59-06:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:02165] Ruby strict mode and stand-alone executables.

Some people want Ruby to have a strict compile mode.

I (and probably many other Ruby users) would also like some sort of means
whereby a stand-alone executable could be produced so that one could run
Ruby programs on machines that don't have Ruby and the needed modules
installed on them. (I understand that you would not be able to arbitrarily
import modules at run time, but for a great many applications, this would be
OK.)

If there is any overlap in the capabilities needed for these two desired
features (for instance, if some additional restrictions are needed to insure
that stand-alone executables were feasible), or if there would be any
synergy for implementing both at the same time, I would like to make sure
that these things are considered in advance.

Conrad