From: Rhys Powell <rpowell93@...>
Date: 2010-09-03T13:25:38+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby installation

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If you add #!/usr/bin/env ruby to the start of the file and then run the chmod
+x test.rb command in the terminal (where text.rb is your file) you can make
it executable in Linux.

- Rhys "Frog" Powell


On 3 September 2010 05:15, Alex Stahl <astahl@hi5.com> wrote:

> Uhh, you don't.  Ruby is an interpreted language, meaning the source
> code is converted to machine-readable code at runtime.
>
> What you're asking is for compiled languages - converted to
> machine-readable prior to execution.
>
> There are tools available to create binaries from ruby scripts, but I've
> not heard great things about them, and that's contrary to the way you
> should use ruby.
>
> And what do you need exe's for if you on linux anyway?  Seems you're a
> little more confused than you might know...
>
>
> On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 13:59 -0500, Tridib Bandopadhyay wrote:
> > Can anyone help me in how to make the Ruby source files to executable
> > file.
> >
> > I have the source code of Ruby and running in an interface of Linux.But
> > I am confused how to make the files in *.exe format.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Tridib Bandopadhyay
>
>
>
>

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