# Ruby application? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [October 4, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-application/71049 "2006-10-04T22:39:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rolando\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rolando\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rolando_A)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-application/71049/1 "2006-10-04T22:39:20Z")
Hi all, I’ve written a library to read/write the ipod tracklist, now I want to write a small application that can put/remove songs from an ipod (as a replacement for itunes), for that I want to use FOX GUI. Is there a standard way to create a ruby application? I’ve looked at rubyscript2exe, but haven’t tested it with FOX yet… are there more options? ---
**Author:** ![Rolando\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rolando\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rolando_A)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2006, 12:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-application/71049/2 "2006-10-05T00:57:27Z")
Rolando A. wrote: > Hi all, > I’ve written a library to read/write the ipod tracklist, now I want to > write a small application that can put/remove songs from an ipod (as a > replacement for itunes), for that I want to use FOX GUI. > Is there a standard way to create a ruby application? I’ve looked at > rubyscript2exe, but haven’t tested it with FOX yet… are there more > options? If it’s personal code, just use a starter script? Rubyscript2exe is more of a workaround when dealing with people that would be dead scared of Ruby without having stuff in an .exe file. David V. ---
**Author:** ![Rolando\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rolando\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rolando_A)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2006, 5:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-application/71049/3 "2006-10-05T05:21:46Z")
On 10/4/06, David V. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > If it’s personal code, just use a starter script? Rubyscript2exe is more > of a workaround when dealing with people that would be dead scared of > Ruby without having stuff in an .exe file. that’s the problem… I would like the app to be in the ipod and use it in any computer, no matter if the pc has ruby && fox or not. Is this posible or not? ---
**Author:** ![Rolando\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rolando\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rolando_A)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2006, 12:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-application/71049/4 "2006-10-05T12:26:26Z")
Rolando A. wrote: > that’s the problem… I would like the app to be in the ipod and use > it in any computer, no matter if the pc has ruby && fox or not. > Is this posible or not? The PC -has- to have Ruby and Fox in one way or another for that app to work. With rubyscript2exe, you just stuff all of the Ruby libraries you use, and the Fox libraries into the .exe file. If you have enough place spare on the iPod to just copy over your C:\Ruby folder on it, maybe without third-party libraries you don’t need for the application (likely any gems that aren’t Fox and the whole of site\_ruby if you’re using the one-click installer), it will work just as well with a .bat file to set up things - e.g. put the current directory into PATH and use rubyw.exe your\_app.rb The difference is basically that rubyscript2exe lets you hide Ruby being involved under the carpet - so go for that if that’s what you need. Both alternatives work if you just need to run the script on another computer, I haven’t really used rubyscript2exe, so I can’t tell if it’s easier to set up with a binary gem dependency involved than this. David V. ---
**Author:** ![Rolando\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rolando\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rolando_A)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2006, 4:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-application/71049/5 "2006-10-05T16:20:56Z")
On 10/5/06, Leslie V. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I have used it fine with Fox. But I have noticed that it often seems > to include files it doesn’t need. I’m not sure why that is, but in my > own projects, if I need the EXE to be small, I extract all the files > and cut things down by hand. > > Les ok, thanks. I’ll give it a try then. ---
**Author:** ![Rolando\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rolando\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rolando_A)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2006, 1:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-application/71049/6 "2006-10-05T13:26:33Z")
On 10/4/06, Rolando A. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi all, > I’ve written a library to read/write the ipod tracklist, now I want to > write a small application that can put/remove songs from an ipod (as a > replacement for itunes), for that I want to use FOX GUI. > Is there a standard way to create a ruby application? I’ve looked at > rubyscript2exe, but haven’t tested it with FOX yet… are there more > options? I have used it fine with Fox. But I have noticed that it often seems to include files it doesn’t need. I’m not sure why that is, but in my own projects, if I need the EXE to be small, I extract all the files and cut things down by hand. Les