# Weird: Just unzipped ruby-1.9.0-2.zip -- no Ruby.exe **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [August 2, 2008, 7:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weird-just-unzipped-ruby-1-9-0-2-zip-no-ruby-exe/144801 "2008-08-02T07:55:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RichardOnRails)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 7:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weird-just-unzipped-ruby-1-9-0-2-zip-no-ruby-exe/144801/1 "2008-08-02T07:55:54Z")
Hi, I’ve been running ruby186-26\_rc2 installed from ruby186-26\_rc2.exe over WinXP-Pro/SP2. I manually installed a the path of ruby.exe in Window’s PATH. All worked well for a good while. I decided to upgrade to 1.9 because I wanted look-behind in Ruby regexps. I unzipped ruby-1.9.0-2.zip into the same directory that houses 1.8.6-rc2 and adjusted the PATH to point to the 1.9 bin. When the ruby.exe command didn’t work, a search of the 1.9 installed revealed the absence of that file. Did I grab the wrong package for this installation, or is just one more of my stupid mistakes? Thanks in advance for any guidance you may offer. Cheers, Richard ---
**Author:** ![RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RichardOnRails)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weird-just-unzipped-ruby-1-9-0-2-zip-no-ruby-exe/144801/2 "2008-08-02T12:50:34Z")
On Aug 2, 7:54 am, RichardOnRails [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > revealed the absence of that file. > > Did I grab the wrong package for this installation, or is just one > more of my stupid mistakes? > > Thanks in advance for any guidance you may offer. Hello Richard, You extracted the source package of Ruby 1.9 and not a Windows binary. As part of the One-Click Installer team i didn0t pursue a release of 1.9 for Windows since: # 1.9 is developer oriented and not end user, the availability of the package will make a lot of user try to upgrade and break their setups. # 1.9 introduce changes that require a deeper analysis of the gems and extensions bundled with One-Click installer which will require a lot of time, besides depending on external development teams to provide the updated versions (which most of them are under development). I think those two points are good ones, but feel free to disagree with me. If you’re really interested in 1.9 binaries, you can grab the windows barebone version from garbagecollect: [http://www.garbagecollect.jp/ruby/mswin32/en/](http://www.garbagecollect.jp/ruby/mswin32/en/) Look into the development snapshots in the sidebar. Also you will find a good reading over there. On a side note, is not a good practice just extract on top of something that was working, you could break it 😛 HTH, ---
**Author:** ![RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RichardOnRails)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weird-just-unzipped-ruby-1-9-0-2-zip-no-ruby-exe/144801/3 "2008-08-02T13:50:15Z")
On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 2:53 PM, RichardOnRails [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > revealed the absence of that file. A post recently (7/28) went through Ruby List that talks about Ruby 1.9.0-3 compiled with VC++6… I am not using Windows and I don’t know much more about this. But if you are interested, there is a link at my website. Now it is the first link at the top. Harry ---
**Author:** ![RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RichardOnRails)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weird-just-unzipped-ruby-1-9-0-2-zip-no-ruby-exe/144801/4 "2008-08-02T18:40:33Z")
Hi Luis, Thanks a lot for your very insightful reply. > > Did I grab the wrong package for this installation, or is just one > > more of my stupid mistakes? > > You extracted the source package of Ruby 1.9 and not a Windows binary. Wow, it was stupid of me not to recognize that ☹ > As part of the One-Click Installer team i didn0t pursue a release of > 1.9 for Windows since [snip] > but feel free to disagree with me. Disagreeing with you would compound my stupidit 🙂 > [Index of /ruby/mswin32/en](http://www.garbagecollect.jp/ruby/mswin32/en/) > Look into the development snapshots in the sidebar. Thanks, I’ll check it out! > On a side note, is not a good practice just extract on top of > something that was working, you could break it 😛 At least I didn’t make that mistake; I only need to restore 1.8.6’s bin path to Window’s PATH. Again, thank you for the education. Best wishes, Richard ---
**Author:** ![RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RichardOnRails)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weird-just-unzipped-ruby-1-9-0-2-zip-no-ruby-exe/144801/5 "2008-08-02T20:03:42Z")
On Aug 2, 7:48 am, Harry K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Harry > > – > A Look into Japanese Ruby List in Englishhttp://www.kakueki.com/ruby/list.html Hi Harry, > A Look into Japanese Ruby List in English … Thanks for that link, both for the .msi and the site itself: The combination of English and Japanese is beautifully presented. (However, I never got beyond “Shogun” in my Japanese education.) The .msi is exactly what I need. Since the site also provides the MD5 code for the package, I thought it’s about time for my to start checking the download. If you have the time, could you take a look at my code below which probably erroneously claims the package doesn’t match the MD5 string? Best wishes, Richard # ValidateMD5.rb # K:\_Projects\Ruby\_Ruby\_Techniques\MD5Validataion require “md5” file = DATA.gets.chomp md5\_tgt = DATA.gets.chomp md5\_result = MD5.new(file).hexdigest OK = (md5\_result == md5\_tgt) puts "File " + (OK ? “Valid” : “Invalid”) **END** K:\_Downloads\Ruby\Ruby-1.9.0.msi 9cc8e8a4802f840b192e63f9ee17ab49 ---
**Author:** ![RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RichardOnRails)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weird-just-unzipped-ruby-1-9-0-2-zip-no-ruby-exe/144801/6 "2008-08-02T20:30:41Z")
On Aug 2, 7:48 am, Harry K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Harry > > – > A Look into Japanese Ruby List in Englishhttp://www.kakueki.com/ruby/list.html OK, Harry, Just to prove I did it, below is my snippet the validated the .msi. I know it’s no big deal to you, but it’s one more small step in the long path to Ruby/Rails mastery. I bookmarked your website so I’m sure I’ll find other pearls there from time to time. Again, thanks and best wishes, Richard # ValidateMD5.rb # K:\_Projects\Ruby\_Ruby\_Techniques\MD5Validataion require “md5” filename = DATA.gets.chomp md5\_tgt = DATA.gets.chomp filesize = DATA.gets.chomp.gsub(/,/, “”).to\_i content = File.new(filename,“rb”).read puts filesize puts content.size md5\_result = MD5.new(content).hexdigest OK = (md5\_result == md5\_tgt) puts "File " + (OK ? “Valid” : “Invalid”) **END** K:\_Downloads\Ruby\Ruby-1.9.0.msi 9cc8e8a4802f840b192e63f9ee17ab49 14,262,272 ---
**Author:** ![RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RichardOnRails)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weird-just-unzipped-ruby-1-9-0-2-zip-no-ruby-exe/144801/7 "2008-08-02T20:05:27Z")
On Aug 2, 7:48 am, Harry K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Harry > > – > A Look into Japanese Ruby List in Englishhttp://www.kakueki.com/ruby/list.html Hi again, Harry, Please ignore my MD5 question. I just realized I compared against merely the file NAME, not its content. I’ll probably be OK from here on. Again, Thanks, Richard