From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2000-12-27T16:08:48+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:8106] Re: Converting a Ruby app into an executable

>>>>> "K" == Kevin Smith <sent@qualitycode.com> writes:

K> 1. Tests for (__FILE__ == $0) are true, so 
K> debugging code wants to execute. I worked around 
K> this in my tests by manually deleting the two 
K> places it was happening. I can't think of an 
K> automated solution, but it would probably be an 
K> acceptable documented limitation.

 call ruby_script("name") to set $0

K> 2. $LOAD_PATH is not set in the embedded 
K> interpreter environment. I worked around this by 
K> appending the necessary search paths at run-time. 
K> This could be automated.

 call ruby_init_loadpath()

K> 3. When I require 'gtk', I get a runtime error 
K> that rb_eRuntimeError is undefined. It would 
K> appear that still more of the normal Ruby runtime 
K> environment is missing from the embedded 
K> interpreter. I haven't looked to see if there's 
K> an easy solution to this.

 Compile your executable with the same switch than ruby, for example on
 linux you need to specify -rdynamic


Guy Decoux