# Embedded interpreter within an application exe?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/embedded-interpreter-within-an-application-exe/108248>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 1, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/embedded-interpreter-within-an-application-exe/108248 "2007-07-01T00:16:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/embedded-interpreter-within-an-application-exe/108248/1 "2007-07-01T00:16:21Z")

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Hi,

Is it possible to deploy on Windows exe including Ruby application  
code and an embedded interpreter?

Cheers

aidy

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 12:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/embedded-interpreter-within-an-application-exe/108248/2 "2007-07-01T00:22:22Z")

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On 7/1/07, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Is it possible to deploy on Windows exe including Ruby application  
> code and an embedded interpreter?

try rubyscript2exe -  
[http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/rubyscript2exe/index.html](http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/rubyscript2exe/index.html)

Jano

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/embedded-interpreter-within-an-application-exe/108248/3 "2007-07-01T00:25:22Z")

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On Jun 30, 2007, at 5:15 PM, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Is it possible to deploy on Windows exe including Ruby application  
> code and an embedded interpreter?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> aidy

Most definitely YES.  
Just as you can embed a MySQL, SQLite or other database.  
But as you are using it on Windows, consider the new SilverLight (I  
think that’s the name) runtime interpreter. That may provide hooks to  
use Ruby code without having to package Ruby itself.

somebody else can definitely speak more accurately to this.  
John J.