From: bbiker <renard@...>
Date: 2009-07-01T10:00:08+09:00
Subject: Re: RubyScript2Exe fix for bug in line 621?

On Jun 30, 5:56 pm, __ __ <ragnell...@krausonline.com> wrote:
> I am new to Ruby, but not to programming.  I have spent several hours
> researching how to get RubyScript2Exe to work with Ruby version
> 1.8.6-p287.
>
> RubyScript2Exe is no longer maintained, however.  Because of this, there
> is a bug in line 621 that, with version 1.8.6-p287 of Ruby, produces
> this error, (without the quotes):
>
> "rubyscript2exe.rb:621:in 'replace': can't modify frozen string
> (TypeError)"
>
> In my research, I came across this:
>
> http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/183234
>
> There, it is suggested that line 621, which is:
>
> $0.replace(File.expand_path("./init.rb"))
>
> ..should be replaced by:
>
> $0 = File.expand_path("./init.rb")
>
> Maybe this works for some people, I don't know.  I do know that it
> didn't work for me.
>
> Later in my research, I found this:
>
> http://rha7dotcom.blogspot.com/2008/09/rubyscript2exerb-and-623-cant-...
>
> First, a quick note to avoid confusion.  The blogger mistakingly said
> the bug is on line 623.  This is probably because he added a few lines
> somewhere earlier on in the program.
>
> Anyway, it is suggested that the buggy line (which is line 621) should
> be replaced by:
>
> $_0 = File.expand_path("./init.rb")
> alias $__0 $0
> alias $0 $_0
>
> It seems that this fix may have helped some people.  However, it did not
> work when I tried it.  There was no error, but it didn't make the exe.
>
> The OS I tried it on was Vista. The program I was trying to compile was
> a one line Hello World program with the filename "Hello_World" (without
> the quotes).
>
> By the way, technically, it seems that the bug is not in RubyScript2Exe
> but in the program that compresses it.  However, they are both located
> in the same Ruby file.
>
> If you need to ask any more information to diagnose the problem, go
> ahead.
>
> Could anyone please make a fix that works for me?  Such a fix would
> likely benefit many people.  If no one can, could someone tell me if
> there are any other programs that can make an exe from a Ruby file?
>
> Thank you VERY much!
> --
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Since you are working with Windows I then look into 'ocra' this is a
very good alternate  to rubyscript2exe. It works with the latest ruby
interpretrs.

Hope this helps