From: Aldric Giacomoni <"aldric[remove]"@...>
Date: 2009-02-11T22:39:10+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby 1.9 one-click installer - or at least stable binary for  windows?

Luis Lavena wrote:
> On Feb 10, 7:18 pm, Aldric Giacomoni <"aldric[remove]"@trevoke.net>
> wrote:
>   
>> I read from the official Ruby 1.9.1 thread that none of the devs use
>> Windows, so it's not a priority.. I am sadfaced but I will wait
>> stoically. Is the Preview Binary "just as good" as the 1.9.1 official
>> release? I would like to start testing out the much touted efficiency
>> improvements.. Do we have a ballpark ETA for a Windows-friendly release?
>>
>>     
>
> Hello Aldric
>
> This has been commented, replied and exposed several times:
>
> 1) There will not be a One-Click Installer in the same shape that you
> know for 1.9.1
>
> I've exposed the reasons behind it several times here and in
> rubyinstaller-devel and user list.
>
> 2) I decided to wait for 1.9.1 to have a stable and less fluctuating
> working base as 1.9 target
>
> RubyInstaller will target both 1.8.6 and 1.9.1 release
>
> 3) ballpark for a beta was estimated for mid-february, I'm writing
> about the rewrite progress in my blog[1]
>
> This got pushed by daily work, but contributions are always welcome.
>
> 4) I believe people should start caring[2]
>
> If don't bother get your hands dirty, help out or go for the garbage
> collect builds[3]
> (and don't forget to download the related and needed stuff from there)
>
> Regards,
> --
> Luis Lavena
>
> [1] http://blog.mmediasys.com
> [2] http://lwn.net/Articles/307732/
> [3] http://www.garbagecollect.jp/ruby/mswin32/en/
>   
Thank you Luis - I'm still very new to reading newsgroups and I'm using 
Thunderbird as newsreader, so I lost track of the Ruby 1.9.1 thread, it 
got too big for me. I'll go and read :)

--Aldric