From: Marc-antoine Kruzik <kadelfek@...>
Date: 2009-05-22T18:59:46+09:00
Subject: Re: Create an exe with Ruby 1.9.1

(sorry, I forgot again one CTRL-V)

Charles Calvert wrote:
> On Tue, 19 May 2009 14:43:10 -0500, Alex <imphasing@gmail.com> wrote
> in <40a4cac50905191242h13c10f7as48c07db0e6609605@mail.gmail.com>:
> 
>>As far as I know, there's currently no way to generate an exe out of a ruby
>>1.9 script, short of packing the ruby script into the exe and calling the
>>external ruby interpreter. Since the ruby interpreter runs on windows just
>>fine though, why are you in need of an exe?
> 
> In the Windows world, it is not normal to expect end users to install
> an interpreter in order to run software.  Because Windows software is
> almost exclusively distributed in executable binary form, that's what
> users expect.
> 
> Depending on one's target market for an application, asking them to
> alter this expectation may well result in people refusing to use the
> software.  Between a general lack of computer literacy and the fear of
> malware, it's a hard barrier to break.

I will never have been able to say such a thing into english, thank you 
very much.
And Ruby 1.9, it's several thousands of files, it takes a long time to 
install it... just for one program.



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