# Compiling Ruby Scripts (Ruby 1.9.x) **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [November 20, 2008, 7:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compiling-ruby-scripts-ruby-1-9-x/153696 "2008-11-20T07:58:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sparkymat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@sparkymat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sparkymat)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 7:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compiling-ruby-scripts-ruby-1-9-x/153696/1 "2008-11-20T07:58:55Z")
I was wondering if it is possible to compile Ruby code for Ruby 1.9.x . I understand that by compile, it just packages the interpreter/VM and all included libraries, into one huge executable. Does RubyScript2Exe support Ruby 1.9.x? If not, are there any alternatives that do? ---
**Author:** ![sparkymat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@sparkymat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sparkymat)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compiling-ruby-scripts-ruby-1-9-x/153696/2 "2008-11-20T08:11:17Z")
Sparky M. wrote: > I was wondering if it is possible to compile Ruby code for Ruby 1.9.x . > I understand that by compile, it just packages the interpreter/VM and > all included libraries, into one huge executable. Does RubyScript2Exe > support Ruby 1.9.x? If not, are there any alternatives that do? JRuby will have 1.9 support soon, and supports precompilation and packaging/bundling the code in a single jar file. Is that what you’re looking for? - Charlie ---
**Author:** ![sparkymat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@sparkymat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sparkymat)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compiling-ruby-scripts-ruby-1-9-x/153696/3 "2008-11-20T12:46:17Z")
On Nov 20, 2008, at 1:55 AM, Sparky M. wrote: > I was wondering if it is possible to compile Ruby code for Ruby > 1.9.x . > I understand that by compile, it just packages the interpreter/VM and > all included libraries, into one huge executable. Does RubyScript2Exe > support Ruby 1.9.x? If not, are there any alternatives that do? If you are deploying to OS X, MacRuby’s HotCocoa library has a built- in rake task that handles the packaging for you. See: [http://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/macruby-devel/2008-November/000745.html](http://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/macruby-devel/2008-November/000745.html) - Josh ---
**Author:** ![sparkymat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@sparkymat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sparkymat)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 1:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compiling-ruby-scripts-ruby-1-9-x/153696/4 "2008-11-21T01:17:12Z")
Charles Oliver N. wrote: > - Charlie Hi Charlie, Can you guess (estimate) as to “how soon” for packaging as a single jar? Regards Paul F. ---
**Author:** ![sparkymat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@sparkymat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sparkymat)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compiling-ruby-scripts-ruby-1-9-x/153696/5 "2008-11-21T02:16:49Z")
Paul F. wrote: > > - Charlie > > Hi Charlie, > > Can you guess (estimate) as to “how soon” for packaging as a single jar? Rawr basically does this already: [http://rawr.rubyforge.org/](http://rawr.rubyforge.org/) We hope to have 1.9 support all finished by Christmas time or so. Parser/interpreter work is in progress, M17N is well under way, and I’ll do the compiler after the parser’s done. - Charlie ---
**Author:** ![sparkymat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@sparkymat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sparkymat)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 7:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compiling-ruby-scripts-ruby-1-9-x/153696/6 "2009-02-26T07:55:55Z")
> We hope to have 1.9 support all finished by Christmas time or so. > Parser/interpreter work is in progress, M17N is well under way, and I’ll > do the compiler after the parser’s done. > > - Charlie So the compiled package (rwar file) runs on JRuby? And, are there any solutions for the official Ruby 1.9 stream?