# Native binarys

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/native-binarys/130431>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 28, 2008, 5:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/native-binarys/130431 "2008-02-28T05:56:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ben](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@ben](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ben)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 5:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/native-binarys/130431/1 "2008-02-28T05:56:42Z")

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Is there a quick and dirty way to obfuscate ruby code or to (better yet)  
build it into a native binary on os x?

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**Author:** ![ben](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@ben](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ben)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2008, 10:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/native-binarys/130431/2 "2008-02-28T10:53:28Z")

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There’s been a lot of discussion about code obfuscating in the past -  
try  
searching the archives.  
[http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/ruby/ruby-talk/](http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/ruby/ruby-talk/)

Cheers,  
Arlen.