From: "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb@...>
Date: 2007-08-08T12:39:51+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby app on a CD

Trans wrote:
> 
> On Aug 7, 3:30 pm, khai...@enigo.com wrote:
>> On Wed, 8 Aug 2007, Hans Fugal wrote:
>>> So I envision a .bat file (.sh on linux/osx) that fires up a local webserver
>>> (mongrel or webrick) and serves up a camping or rails app off the CD,
>>> accessing the data in SQLite, or perhaps just reading it in from a YAML or
>>> XML file (the data set is not huge).
>> Sure.  This works just fine.
>>
>> I've done this for a couple customers, setting up copies of their
>> applications and sites to run off a CD, so that they could go to trade
>> shows and demonstrate their stuff without needing an internet connection.
> 
> Did you use rubyscript2exe or did the computer already have the Ruby,
> etc. installed?
> 
> Another alternative, I imagine, is a mini-boot disk.
> 
> T.
> 
> 
> 
You mean like a LiveCD? There are lots of "live CD kits" out there to
choose from. Or you could make a VMware image with VMware Server and
then distribute it on a CD or DVD.