# Ruby for Linux on zSeries **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [April 20, 2007, 3:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-for-linux-on-zseries/92543 "2007-04-20T15:36:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Julian\_ISKamil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@Julian\_ISKamil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Julian_ISKamil)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 3:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-for-linux-on-zseries/92543/1 "2007-04-20T15:36:14Z")
Hi, does anyone know if Ruby has been ported to the zSeries Linux platform and what its status is? Thanks. Julian I. Kamil [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![Julian\_ISKamil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@Julian\_ISKamil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Julian_ISKamil)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 10:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-for-linux-on-zseries/92543/2 "2007-04-20T22:36:05Z")
On 4/20/07, Julian I. Kamil [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi, does anyone know if Ruby has been ported to the zSeries Linux > platform and what its status is? > > Thanks. > > Julian I. Kamil [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) I have built it without any problem in a 31bit VM and will be doing the same in a 64bit one next week. This was on a SLES VM. I did not use a ruby package, but had no problem doing the build. pth ---
**Author:** ![Julian\_ISKamil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@Julian\_ISKamil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Julian_ISKamil)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-for-linux-on-zseries/92543/3 "2007-04-20T22:42:05Z")
Julian I. Kamil wrote: > Hi, does anyone know if Ruby has been ported to the zSeries Linux > platform and what its status is? > > Thanks. > > Julian I. Kamil [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) It is certainly available as a package for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, as part of the SLE SDK - [http://forgeftp.novell.com/susesdk/](http://forgeftp.novell.com/susesdk/) And this updated package notification would confirm it is - > **[Security update for ruby](http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/b9b7d69cac6ba0eb8c7fb702bdc1ef88.html)** > > Security update for ruby ---
**Author:** ![Julian\_ISKamil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@Julian\_ISKamil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Julian_ISKamil)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 3:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-for-linux-on-zseries/92543/4 "2007-04-21T03:35:24Z")
On Apr 20, 4:37 pm, Philip N. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > [http://forgeftp.novell.com/susesdk/](http://forgeftp.novell.com/susesdk/) > > And this updated package notification would confirm it is - > > [http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/b9b7d69cac6ba0eb8c7fb702bdc](http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/b9b7d69cac6ba0eb8c7fb702bdc)… Thanks for the info, that’s very helpful! ---
**Author:** ![Julian\_ISKamil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@Julian\_ISKamil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Julian_ISKamil)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 9:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-for-linux-on-zseries/92543/5 "2007-04-22T21:32:38Z")
Julian I. Kamil wrote: > Hi, does anyone know if Ruby has been ported to the zSeries Linux > platform and what its status is? I know some folks have been using JRuby on zSeries for a few apps. - Charlie ---
**Author:** ![Julian\_ISKamil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@Julian\_ISKamil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Julian_ISKamil)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 3:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-for-linux-on-zseries/92543/6 "2007-04-21T03:46:26Z")
On Apr 20, 4:34 pm, “Patrick H.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > the same in a 64bit one next week. This was on a SLES VM. I did not > use a ruby package, but had no problem doing the build. > > pth I’m on Fedora VM, hopefully I won’t have any trouble building it as well. What I’d really like to do is to be able to run Rails on that platform eventually.