# Creating a Ruby OS X app bundle containing Gems with Platypu

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-a-ruby-os-x-app-bundle-containing-gems-with-platypu/103494>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 7, 2007, 5:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-a-ruby-os-x-app-bundle-containing-gems-with-platypu/103494 "2007-05-07T05:25:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Evan\_Light](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/bc8723/32.png) [@Evan\_Light](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Evan_Light)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2007, 5:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-a-ruby-os-x-app-bundle-containing-gems-with-platypu/103494/1 "2007-05-07T05:25:41Z")

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First I found rubyscript2exe which has the wonderful benefit of  
copying absolutely every dependency into a single binary file. Then I  
found Platypus. While Platypus seems the superior of the two from the  
Ruby standpoint, I’m at a little bit of a loss regarding how to put  
gems in my App Bundle. I imagine that I need Rubygems in the app  
bundle somewhere along with my gems.

All that I’ve been able to find on the matter is here:  
[http://work.alexyoung.org/archives/157/camping-platypus-fun](http://work.alexyoung.org/archives/157/camping-platypus-fun)