# Rubyscript2exe for Unix ?!

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyscript2exe-for-unix/85415>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 13, 2007, 9:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyscript2exe-for-unix/85415 "2007-02-13T09:34:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![RebhanS\_Gilbert](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/7feea3/32.png) [@RebhanS\_Gilbert](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RebhanS_Gilbert)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 9:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyscript2exe-for-unix/85415/1 "2007-02-13T09:34:28Z")

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Hi,

i’m using rubyscript2exe a lot on Windows,  
works fine.  
Now i want to know whether there is a similar  
tool available for Unix also, creating executables  
for my rubyscripts ?

Regards, Gilbert

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**Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 10:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyscript2exe-for-unix/85415/2 "2007-02-13T10:23:53Z")

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Gilbert,

> Now i want to know whether there is a similar  
> tool available for Unix also, creating executables  
> for my rubyscripts ?

On linux you can use the same Ruby app.

$ruby rubyscript2exe.rb [Rubyapp.rb]

look at: [http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/rubyscript2exe/index.html](http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/rubyscript2exe/index.html)

Jeroen

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**Author:** ![RebhanS\_Gilbert](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/7feea3/32.png) [@RebhanS\_Gilbert](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RebhanS_Gilbert)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 11:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyscript2exe-for-unix/85415/3 "2007-02-13T11:39:43Z")

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> i’m using rubyscript2exe a lot on Windows, works fine.
> 
> Now i want to know whether there is a similar tool available  
> for Unix also, creating executables for my rubyscripts ?

Which flavor of Unix? (“The Unix” doesn’t exist…)

The bottom line is simple: If FreePascal is available on a  
platform, RubyScript2Exe will eventually work.

gegroet,  
Erik V. - [http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/](http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/)

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**Author:** ![RebhanS\_Gilbert](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/7feea3/32.png) [@RebhanS\_Gilbert](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RebhanS_Gilbert)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 12:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyscript2exe-for-unix/85415/4 "2007-02-13T12:06:45Z")

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The flavor is AIX, a commercial Unix derivat by IBM

I tried after creating the exe as usual under Windows  
and transfer to AIX, chmod 755, gave me =  
Execution permission denied

Maybe it’s just a permission problem, gotta talk  
to the admins

Regards, Gilbert

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**Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 11:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyscript2exe-for-unix/85415/5 "2007-09-25T23:02:05Z")

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On Feb 13, 12:18 pm, “Rebhan, Gilbert” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Use the utility ruby2exe under AIX and it will create an AIX executable,  
> I  
> think (from what others said here, not tested by me).  
> \*/
> 
> The problem is there is no ruby installed on AIX and i won’t get it  
> installed either.  
> So maybe i could go via AllinOneRuby ?
> 
> Regards, Gilbert

Perhaps try ruby2c

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**Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 12:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyscript2exe-for-unix/85415/6 "2007-02-13T12:09:45Z")

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No, no, no!

Win32 exes won’t work.

Use the utility ruby2exe under AIX and it will create an AIX executable,  
I  
think (from what others said here, not tested by me).

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**Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyscript2exe-for-unix/85415/7 "2007-09-25T23:04:11Z")

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I don’t think you can do anything but install ruby or get another aix  
user  
to generate it for you.

cross compilation wouldn’t be the way i’d go.