From: balzer <nospam@...>
Date: 2010-05-06T18:45:07+09:00
Subject: Re: How to use Ruby portable?


"Marvin G端lker" <sutniuq@gmx.net> wrote in message 
news:20e0dc93e4e2a1d8d772efcebfbd9e87@ruby-forum.com...
> balzer wrote:
>> I downloaded  Ruby binaries, ruby-1.8.7-p72-i386-mswin32.zip  I'
>> wondering
>> if it's possible configure all package of Ruby   environment as a
>> "Portable
>> App" , the
>> idea is to have a fully-functional Ruby environment that executes
>> entirely
>> from hard drive  (or USB stick) eaving no footprint whatsoever on the
>> machine it's run on -- no registry entries, no configuration files, etc.
>> If
>> I just unzip all Ruby package into 2nd hard drive, how to run Ruby
>> files?
>> Should I put programs inside some of Ruby directory?
>>
>> Will Ruby write to registry on interact with Windows programs?
>
> No, Ruby doesn't write any registry entries. That's beacuse Ruby IS
> already quite portable - it runs on nearly every OS and a Registry is
> quite Windows-specific.
>
> So, just unzip your Ruby wherever you want it. In order to start ruby,
> just do:
> ----------
> C:\> I:
> I:\> ruby\bin\ruby -v
> ----------
> or whatever drive letter your USB device gets and however the ruby
> directory  is named.
>
> Marvin
> -- 
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And where should be placed programs: inside Ruby directory?

thank you.