From: Curt Hibbs <curt@...>
Date: 2003-09-21T02:33:12+09:00
Subject: Re: How to do windows applications ?

gabriele renzi wrote:
> >
> >Also the shebang concept does'nt work on windows, what do I have to do if
> >I want to make a ruby script executable ?
>
> I think you may set some stuff in WinRegistry to get this same effect,
> but I can't remember :(
> BTW, imo, it is far better to distribute a single installer with a
> batch file or exe file that just execute 'ruby myscript.rb'.
> You should take a look at how FreeRIDE is distributed, maybe..

On Windows, FreeRIDE uses the NSIS installer:

   http://nsis.sourceforge.net/site/index.php

Curt