From: Andrew Hunt <andy@...>
Date: 2001-12-03T23:43:06+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:27349] Windows Installer, the Next Generation


Hi All,

Sorry for the delay, but if you look on www.pragmaticprogrammer.com
you'll find the latest Ruby Installer for Windows, version 165-2.

This version has a couple of new features:

* The SciTE editor is included, and features context-sensitive
   help tied into the HTML version of "Programming Ruby".

* Right-click on a Ruby file and you can run it as well as edit it
   using the editor of your choice (defaults to SciTE if you
   choose to install it).

* New installer technology: I've abandonded InstallShield in
   favor of the Nullsoft installer.  This results in a much
   faster, 1MB smaller installer.  My goal is to eventually
   set up a wizard that will let any developer produce a
   custom Ruby installer that installs their application and
   just enough of Ruby underneath to support it.  This should
   make deploying applications on Windows much easier.

* This will probably be the last installer based on Cygwin.

I'm out of town this week, so if you have any problems or
questions please e-mail me directly.

Thanks!

/\ndy

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Books by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas:
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Author of the Agile Alliance Manifesto (www.agilealliance.org),
   see August 2001 cover of "Software Development" Magazine.
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