# Running a program without ruby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-a-program-without-ruby/158441>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 23, 2009, 12:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-a-program-without-ruby/158441 "2009-01-23T12:16:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![siggesg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@siggesg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/siggesg)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 12:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-a-program-without-ruby/158441/1 "2009-01-23T12:16:59Z")

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I am a noob in programing, so don’t be mad if it’s a bad question!

I wonder if i could run a program i’ve made in ruby, without CMD or  
ruby??

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**Author:** ![siggesg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@siggesg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/siggesg)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 12:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-a-program-without-ruby/158441/2 "2009-01-23T12:51:42Z")

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Ruby2exe?

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**Author:** ![siggesg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@siggesg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/siggesg)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 1:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-a-program-without-ruby/158441/3 "2009-01-23T13:01:09Z")

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> I am a noob in programing, so don’t be mad if it’s a bad question!
> 
> ## I wonder if i could run a program i’ve made in ruby, without CMD or ruby??
> 
> Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/).

What does “without ruby” mean?  
On a computer where ruby isn’t installed? Or just withou invoking ruby  
on the command-line?

–  
“Configure complete, now type ‘make’ and PRAY.”

```
            (configure script of zsnes - www.zsnes.com)

```

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**Author:** ![siggesg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@siggesg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/siggesg)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 2:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-a-program-without-ruby/158441/4 "2009-01-23T14:25:51Z")

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On 2009-01-23, Sigge Sg [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I wonder if i could run a program i’ve made in ruby, without CMD or  
> ruby??

[http://tryruby.hobix.com/](http://tryruby.hobix.com/)

Regards,

Jeremy H.

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**Author:** ![siggesg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@siggesg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/siggesg)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-a-program-without-ruby/158441/5 "2009-01-23T18:44:03Z")

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List Rb wrote:

> Ruby2exe?

Yes!