From: Jim Knowlton <jknowlton525@...>
Date: 2009-02-27T09:29:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Any plans for a "OneClickInstaller for Ruby 1.9.1?

So will the RubyInstaller be functionally like the One-click
installer?  In other words, I run an install program, without having
to do any building, and it installs my product (along with a Scite
editor or something to easily edit the files)?

Thanks,

Jim

On Feb 26, 1:56 pm, Jörg W Mittag <JoergWMittag+Use...@GoogleMail.Com>
wrote:
> Ruby Student wrote:
> > Is there any  plans for a "OneClickInstaller for Ruby 1.9.1?
>
> No. The OneClickInstaller is dead. It was much too hard to maintain.
> Also, to compile Ruby and its various extensions and dependencies, it
> uses a version of Microsoft Visual C that is so old (1998!) that it is
> not only no longer supported but it is literally extinct. It also
> means that OCI can only be compiled on Windows.
>
> There is a successor to the OneClickInstaller, however, which is
> called RubyInstaller. RubyInstaller is based on a modern version of
> GCC and MinGW/MSys. It is also specifically designed to be
> cross-compiled, so that RI can be built on Linux, BSD, OS X, you name
> it.
>
> RI will support both MRI 1.8.6 and YARV 1.9.1. However, it is not
> released yet. If you want to find out how you can help, the homepage
> is here:
>
>         <http://RubyInstaller.Org/>
>
> The sourcecode repository is here:
>
>         <https://GitHub.Com/OneClick/>
>
> Luis Lavena, the primary developer, (micro-)blogs here:
>
>         <http://Blog.MMediaSys.Com/>
>         <http://Twitter.Com/LuisLavena>
>
> jwm