# Installing tar2rubyscript and rubyscript2exe

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-tar2rubyscript-and-rubyscript2exe/171508>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 3, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-tar2rubyscript-and-rubyscript2exe/171508 "2009-07-03T19:44:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![wickie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@wickie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wickie)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-tar2rubyscript-and-rubyscript2exe/171508/1 "2009-07-03T19:44:17Z")

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I’m trying to install tar2rubyscript and rubyscript2exe. I executed the  
following 2 statements:

```
 sudo gem install tar2rubyscript
 sudo gem install rubyscript2exe

```

Gem indicates that it installed them. In addition if I execute

```
 gem search --local tar2rubyscript

```

It reports that it is installed. The problem is that I can’t find the  
executable tar2rubyscript - or the ruby script tar2rubyscript.rb. The  
same is true for rubyscript2exe. I even did a "find /usr -name  
‘tar2rubyscript\*’ - and nothing turns up.

Is there another (better) way to install these? I openly admit that I  
must be doing _SOMETHING_ wrong, but I don’t see it.

Thanks in advance.  
—Michael

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**Author:** ![wickie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@wickie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wickie)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 2:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-tar2rubyscript-and-rubyscript2exe/171508/2 "2009-07-04T02:31:03Z")

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On Jul 3, 1:44 pm, Michael S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> It reports that it is installed. The problem is that I can’t find the  
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.  
> refer to the online tutorial at

[http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/rubyscript2exe/](http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/rubyscript2exe/) and  
[Tar2RubyScript - A Tool for Distributing Ruby Applications](http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/tar2rubyscript/index.html)

They have he answers to all the questions you were afraid to ask :\>)

Hope it helps

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**Author:** ![wickie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@wickie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wickie)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-tar2rubyscript-and-rubyscript2exe/171508/3 "2009-07-04T21:56:57Z")

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Bernard K. wrote:

> They have he answers to all the questions you were afraid to ask :\>)

Actually, they _DON’T_ have the answer to the _ONE_ question I need to  
get started:

How the heck do you get it installed where it can be used?!

In _THEORY_ it is installed right now (gem says it is, anyway). But as I  
can’t find the files tar2rubyscript and rubyscript2exe (or  
tar2rubyscript.rb and rubyscript2exe.rb) anywhere, the instructions on  
how to actually use those files are completely useless.

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**Author:** ![wickie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@wickie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wickie)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-tar2rubyscript-and-rubyscript2exe/171508/4 "2009-07-05T17:10:36Z")

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On Jul 4, 4:57 pm, Michael S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> can’t find the files tar2rubyscript and rubyscript2exe (or  
> tar2rubyscript.rb and rubyscript2exe.rb) anywhere, the instructions on  
> how to actually use those files are completely useless.

Chiming in, quick question.

what “gem list tar2rubyscript -d” output?

Perhaps where these binaries got installed is not in your PATH, and  
thus, not be able to execute them.

Also, what is the output of “gem env”?

When reporting issues with RubyGems (itself or gems that depend on  
it), please provide the environment information for us to better help  
you out.