From: Alex Young <alex@...>
Date: 2006-10-18T23:11:16+09:00
Subject: Re: Building Ruby 1.8.5 interpreter for Windows

Yasemin Afacan wrote:
> I am a new commer to this site and I am learning Ruby for my Ph.D.
> thesis to write a plug-in for SketchUp. Since I am architect, I am
> unfamiliar with software terminology.
> 
> I have also problems with Ruby Interpreter, I have downloaded Ruby
> http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/ from Ruby 1.8.5 One-Click
> Installer
> And now how is possible to get the Interpreter What should I do? Can you
> help me?
> How can I manage with those some simple hacks???
> 
If you've run the installer, you should now be able to double-click .rb 
files and have them run under the installed Ruby interpreter.  Also, you 
can open a command window and type 'irb' (no quotes) - that will give 
you a command-line interface to the interpreter.

HOWEVER:

That's not how SketchUp's Ruby interface works.  From a quick look at 
it, SketchUp expects its Ruby scripts to be put into its Plugins 
directory, from where they are automatically loaded.  SketchUp's Ruby is 
completely independent from the Ruby installed by the One-Click 
Installer - they're different versions.

-- 
Alex