I had hope to simultaneously release installers
for an updated version of Ruby 1.8.2 stable *and*
the new 1.8.3 preview1, but there appears to be some
delay for Matz in releasing 1.8.3 preview1. So I am
releasing the updated stable version now.
This release of the One-Click Ruby Installer for
Windows is built from Ruby 1.8.2 final. It mostly
upgrades included extensions and applications to
their most recent versions.
There is one notable addition: fxri 0.3.2.
Be sure to try it (if you use FreeRIDE, fxri
is also embedded into FreeRIDE) because it is
wonderfully addictive! fxri combines a nice
interactive search interface to the Ruby docu-
mentation along with an interactive ruby
session (irb) -- all wrapped up in a nice GUI
shell.
Changes Since 1.8.2-14 Final:
- Added fxri 0.3.2
- Updated FXRuby 1.2.6
- Updated FreeRIDE to 0.9.4
- Updated RubyGems to 0.8.10
- Created start menu shortcuts for RubyGems gem_server
and viewing the RDoc for installed gems.
- Included new build of readline 4.3.2
(I hope this fixes readline problems)
- Included user-submitted irb patch
- Included ruby/misc/ruby-electric.el from Ruby 1.9
- Included TestUnit patch needed by Rails
Enjoy!
Curt
I noticed SQLite was included as a RFE, any word on whether thats
considered valuable? The byte overhead wouldn't be much and its handy
to have some sort of persistence above and beyond marshalled arrays of
hashs 
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On 4/26/05, Curt Hibbs <curt@hibbs.com> wrote:
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Hi Curt,
This release of the One-Click Ruby Installer for
Windows is built from Ruby 1.8.2 final. It mostly
upgrades included extensions and applications to
their most recent versions.
Just thought i'd let you know that installing this package doesn't
seem to have added C:\RUBY\BIN to the path or setup the PATHEXT entry
for executing .rb and .rbw files. If I remember correctly the
1.8.2-14 package did do this.
I installed by first uninstalling the 1.8.2-14 package (which deleted
my C:\RUBY directory) and then running the new installer. I'm using
Windows XP-SP1.
Regards,
Matt
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On 4/26/05, Curt Hibbs <curt@hibbs.com> wrote:
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Curt Hibbs wrote:
This release of the One-Click Ruby Installer for
Windows is built from Ruby 1.8.2 final. It mostly
upgrades included extensions and applications to
their most recent versions.
Which compiler is used to produce this version?
VC 6, 7, 7.1?
Thanks
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Yay! Thanks a lot 
It no longer crashes when I start irb and press tab twice.
It apparently didn't fix the locale problem though. It is still
impossible[*] to type }{ etc and typing äöå exits irb. No error
message or anything, just a prompt.
[*] Outside emacs-shell that is. Yes, I know that it possible to fix
with a .irbrc, however, it isn't something that a user should ever
have to care about.
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On 4/26/05, Curt Hibbs <curt@hibbs.com> wrote:
- Included new build of readline 4.3.2
(I hope this fixes readline problems)
Ok, I downloaded the installer .exe file. I double-clicked the file to
launch it. I clicked Next to continue, then I clicked "I Agree" at the
Licence Agreement screen. Then I clicked Next at the Choose Components
screen, and Install at the Choose Install Location screen. Finally,
after it finished installing, I clicked Finish to exit the installer.
So my question is, which of these seven clicks is the actual "one
click"? 
Changes Since 1.8.2-14 Final:
- Added fxri 0.3.2
I tried to hide the DOS box by appending '.rbw' to 'fxri' in the 'bin'
directory, but when I ran 'fxri.rbw', it crashed with message
'...requested to terminate in unusual way...' How can I hide the DOS
box when I run fxri?
- Created start menu shortcuts for RubyGems gem_server
and viewing the RDoc for installed gems.
The entire ruby shortcuts are created on the installing user start
menu (I installed as Administrator), instead of all users start menu.
And the rights to read, write, etc is set only to the installing user
too. Is this intentional?
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On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:12:43 +0900, Curt Hibbs <curt@hibbs.com> wrote:
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[quote Matt Mower::on 4/26/2005 4:16 PM]
Hi Curt,
This release of the One-Click Ruby Installer for
Windows is built from Ruby 1.8.2 final. It mostly
upgrades included extensions and applications to
their most recent versions.
Just thought i'd let you know that installing this package doesn't
seem to have added C:\RUBY\BIN to the path or setup the PATHEXT entry
for executing .rb and .rbw files. If I remember correctly the
1.8.2-14 package did do this.
I installed by first uninstalling the 1.8.2-14 package (which deleted
my C:\RUBY directory) and then running the new installer. I'm using
Windows XP-SP1.
Regards,
Matt
This is weird. Same env, same steps still i see the entry in Path definition on the System variables.
- --:alex |.::the_mindstorm::.|
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On 4/26/05, Curt Hibbs <curt@hibbs.com> wrote:
Hello Karl,
Ok, I downloaded the installer .exe file. I double-clicked the file to
launch it. I clicked Next to continue, then I clicked "I Agree" at the
Licence Agreement screen. Then I clicked Next at the Choose Components
screen, and Install at the Choose Install Location screen. Finally,
after it finished installing, I clicked Finish to exit the installer.
So my question is, which of these seven clicks is the actual "one
click"? 
You only need one click to do the installation - after you finished
the setup correctly. It's the same on unix. Install with a single
keystroke (after you typed "./configure ; make ; sudo make install" on
the same command line)
Just choose your words with wisdom (and a lawyer in the background).
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Karl von Laudermann wrote:
Ok, I downloaded the installer .exe file. I double-clicked the file to
launch it. I clicked Next to continue, then I clicked "I Agree" at the
Licence Agreement screen. Then I clicked Next at the Choose Components
screen, and Install at the Choose Install Location screen. Finally,
after it finished installing, I clicked Finish to exit the installer.
So my question is, which of these seven clicks is the actual "one
click"?
Yep, I've had the same thought myself... I just decided not to point it out!
I see the same thing on my windows box. It seems that rubyw.exe is
somehow broken. The same thing happens when you run
rubyw.exe ri
from the bin directory.
Kent.
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On 4/30/05, Endy Tjahjono <endy_c@deadspam.com> wrote:
On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:12:43 +0900, Curt Hibbs <curt@hibbs.com> wrote:
>Changes Since 1.8.2-14 Final:
>- Added fxri 0.3.2
I tried to hide the DOS box by appending '.rbw' to 'fxri' in the 'bin'
directory, but when I ran 'fxri.rbw', it crashed with message
'...requested to terminate in unusual way...' How can I hide the DOS
box when I run fxri?
>- Created start menu shortcuts for RubyGems gem_server
> and viewing the RDoc for installed gems.
The entire ruby shortcuts are created on the installing user start
menu (I installed as Administrator), instead of all users start menu.
And the rights to read, write, etc is set only to the installing user
too. Is this intentional?
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Endy
Endy Tjahjono wrote:
Changes Since 1.8.2-14 Final:
- Added fxri 0.3.2
I tried to hide the DOS box by appending '.rbw' to 'fxri' in the 'bin'
directory, but when I ran 'fxri.rbw', it crashed with message
'...requested to terminate in unusual way...' How can I hide the DOS
box when I run fxri?
There is currently a known problem in the one-click installer running rubyw.exe (which *.rbw files do) with some FXRuby programs (including fxri and FreeRIDE). Until I figure it out the DOS boxes will have to stay.
- Created start menu shortcuts for RubyGems gem_server
and viewing the RDoc for installed gems.
The entire ruby shortcuts are created on the installing user start
menu (I installed as Administrator), instead of all users start menu.
And the rights to read, write, etc is set only to the installing user
too. Is this intentional?
Yes, it is.
Curt
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On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:12:43 +0900, Curt Hibbs <curt@hibbs.com> wrote:
Alexandru Popescu wrote:
Just thought i'd let you know that installing this package doesn't
seem to have added C:\RUBY\BIN to the path or setup the PATHEXT entry
for executing .rb and .rbw files. If I remember correctly the
1.8.2-14 package did do this.
I installed by first uninstalling the 1.8.2-14 package (which deleted
my C:\RUBY directory) and then running the new installer. I'm using
Windows XP-SP1.
Regards,
Matt
This is weird. Same env, same steps still i see the entry in Path definition on the System variables.
This one is gong to drive me crazy! This happened to a handful of people with 1.8.2-14, but the vast majority had no problem.
Does it help if you reboot after installation?
Curt
Hi,
At Wed, 27 Apr 2005 06:26:51 +0900,
Curt Hibbs wrote in [ruby-talk:139947]:
> Which compiler is used to produce this version?
> VC 6, 7, 7.1?
VC++ 7.1
Have you confirmed that all extensions are built by VC++ 7.1,
or linked to msvcr71.dll?
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Kent Sibilev wrote:
I see the same thing on my windows box. It seems that rubyw.exe is
somehow broken. The same thing happens when you run
rubyw.exe ri
from the bin directory.
I wouldn't expect ri under rubyw.exe, its a console app that expects to write to stdout.
Curt
Curt Hibbs wrote:
Endy Tjahjono wrote:
- Created start menu shortcuts for RubyGems gem_server
and viewing the RDoc for installed gems.
The entire ruby shortcuts are created on the installing user start
menu (I installed as Administrator), instead of all users start menu.
And the rights to read, write, etc is set only to the installing user
too. Is this intentional?
Yes, it is.
Curt
I'd be interested in the reason(s) for this.
I'm currently running a programming course at the local community college. Of course the students are not allowed to run whatever they wrote as admins.
Now, not having the start menu available it a bit inconvenient for them.
Would it be possible/acceptable to optionally add the Ruby stuff to all users start menu?
Happy rubying
Stephan
Hi Curt,
> This is weird. Same env, same steps still i see the entry in Path definition on the System variables.
This one is gong to drive me crazy! This happened to a handful of people
with 1.8.2-14, but the vast majority had no problem.
Yes, more puzzling still since I'm one of the ones for whom it worked
with 1.8.2-14.
Does it help if you reboot after installation?
No, sadly I had tried that before posting.
Regards,
Matt
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On 4/26/05, Curt Hibbs <curt@hibbs.com> wrote:
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All releases of the one-click installer in 2004 and 2005 have been built with vc++ 7.1, and most included extensions are built from source.
The few that are now included from binaries (like FXRuby) have have not been checked. Should they be?
Curt
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nobu.nokada@softhome.net wrote:
Hi,
At Wed, 27 Apr 2005 06:26:51 +0900,
Curt Hibbs wrote in [ruby-talk:139947]:
Which compiler is used to produce this version?
VC 6, 7, 7.1?
VC++ 7.1
Have you confirmed that all extensions are built by VC++ 7.1,
or linked to msvcr71.dll?