# Creating GUI applications with Ruby 1.9.1 **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [19 January 2010 04:17 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/creating-gui-applications-with-ruby-1-9-1/57054 "2010-01-19T04:17:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9a140/32.png) [@Alpha\_Blue](https://rubytalk.org/u/Alpha_Blue)\ **Post date:** [19 January 2010 21:46 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/creating-gui-applications-with-ruby-1-9-1/57054/21 "2010-01-19T21:46:38Z")
Bosko Ivanisevic wrote: > **···** > > > On Jan 19, 9:06�pm, Marnen Laibow-Koser \ wrote: > > > > > \> Installing RDoc documentation for tk\_as\_gem-0.0.1... > > > API, and recommended that it be removed from the standard library. �You > > > probably want to use something else. > > > > I could not agree more. After trying to make an application with Ruby/ > > Tk I've switched to WxRuby which works equally well under the Linux > > and Windows and Ruby 1.8.6 and 1.9.1. > > > > Regards, > > Bosko Ivanisevic > > I'll look into that as well. > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9a140/32.png) [@Alpha\_Blue](https://rubytalk.org/u/Alpha_Blue)\ **Post date:** [19 January 2010 22:04 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/creating-gui-applications-with-ruby-1-9-1/57054/22 "2010-01-19T22:04:06Z")
I liked the look of wxruby as well so I went ahead and installed the gem. After trying an irb -\> require test i receive: C:\Users\Joel\>irb irb(main):001:0\> require "wx" C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/wxruby-2.0.1-x86-mingw32/lib/wxruby2.so: [BUG ] Segmentation fault ruby 1.9.1p243 (2009-07-16 revision 24175) [i386-mingw32] -- control frame ---------- c:0028 p:-12564990 s:0097 b:0097 l:000096 d:000096 TOP c:0027 p:---- s:0095 b:0095 l:000094 d:000094 CFUNC :require c:0026 p:0011 s:0091 b:0091 l:000090 d:000090 TOP C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9 .1/gems/wxruby-2.0.1-x86-mingw32/lib/wx.rb:12 c:0025 p:---- s:0088 b:0088 l:000087 d:000087 FINISH c:0024 p:---- s:0086 b:0086 l:000085 d:000085 CFUNC :require c:0023 p:0011 s:0082 b:0082 l:001944 d:001bcc EVAL (irb):1 c:0022 p:---- s:0080 b:0080 l:000079 d:000079 FINISH c:0021 p:---- s:0078 b:0078 l:000077 d:000077 CFUNC :eval c:0020 p:0027 s:0071 b:0071 l:000070 d:000070 METHOD C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/ir b/workspace.rb:80 c:0019 p:0031 s:0064 b:0063 l:000062 d:000062 METHOD C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/ir b/context.rb:218 c:0018 p:0030 s:0058 b:0058 l:001a7c d:000057 BLOCK C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/ir b.rb:149 c:0017 p:0037 s:0050 b:0050 l:000049 d:000049 METHOD C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/ir b.rb:263 c:0016 p:0011 s:0045 b:0045 l:001a7c d:000044 BLOCK C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/ir b.rb:146 c:0015 p:0132 s:0041 b:0041 l:000024 d:000040 BLOCK C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/ir b/ruby-lex.rb:244 c:0014 p:---- s:0038 b:0038 l:000037 d:000037 FINISH c:0013 p:---- s:0036 b:0036 l:000035 d:000035 CFUNC :loop c:0012 p:0009 s:0033 b:0033 l:000024 d:000032 BLOCK C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/ir b/ruby-lex.rb:230 c:0011 p:---- s:0031 b:0031 l:000030 d:000030 FINISH c:0010 p:---- s:0029 b:0029 l:000028 d:000028 CFUNC :catch c:0009 p:0023 s:0025 b:0025 l:000024 d:000024 METHOD C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/ir b/ruby-lex.rb:229 c:0008 p:0042 s:0022 b:0022 l:001a7c d:001a7c METHOD C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/ir b.rb:145 c:0007 p:0011 s:0019 b:0019 l:00113c d:000018 BLOCK C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/ir b.rb:69 c:0006 p:---- s:0017 b:0017 l:000016 d:000016 FINISH c:0005 p:---- s:0015 b:0015 l:000014 d:000014 CFUNC :catch c:0004 p:0172 s:0011 b:0011 l:00113c d:00113c METHOD C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/ir b.rb:68 c:0003 p:0039 s:0006 b:0006 l:002334 d:00264c EVAL C:/Ruby19/bin/irb:12 c:0002 p:---- s:0004 b:0004 l:000003 d:000003 FINISH c:0001 p:0000 s:0002 b:0002 l:002334 d:002334 TOP > **···** > > --------------------------- > -- Ruby level backtrace > information----------------------------------------- > C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/wxruby-2.0.1-x86-mingw32/lib/wx.rb:12:in > `req > uire' > C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/wxruby-2.0.1-x86-mingw32/lib/wx.rb:12:in > `\ p (required)\>' > (irb):1:in `require' > (irb):1:in `irb\_binding' > C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/irb/workspace.rb:80:in `eval' > C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/irb/workspace.rb:80:in `evaluate' > C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/irb/context.rb:218:in `evaluate' > C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/irb.rb:149:in `block (2 levels) in eval\_input' > C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/irb.rb:263:in `signal\_status' > C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/irb.rb:146:in `block in eval\_input' > C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/irb/ruby-lex.rb:244:in `block (2 levels) in > each\_top\_le > vel\_statement' > C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/irb/ruby-lex.rb:230:in `loop' > C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/irb/ruby-lex.rb:230:in `block in > each\_top\_level\_stateme > nt' > C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/irb/ruby-lex.rb:229:in `catch' > C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/irb/ruby-lex.rb:229:in > `each\_top\_level\_statement' > C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/irb.rb:145:in `eval\_input' > C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/irb.rb:69:in `block in start' > C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/irb.rb:68:in `catch' > C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/1.9.1/irb.rb:68:in `start' > C:/Ruby19/bin/irb:12:in `\' > > [NOTE] > You may encounter a bug of Ruby interpreter. Bug reports are welcome. > For details: [http://www.ruby-lang.org/bugreport.html](http://www.ruby-lang.org/bugreport.html) > > This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual > way. > Please contact the application's support team for more information. > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9a140/32.png) [@Alpha\_Blue](https://rubytalk.org/u/Alpha_Blue)\ **Post date:** [19 January 2010 22:06 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/creating-gui-applications-with-ruby-1-9-1/57054/23 "2010-01-19T22:06:01Z")
I'll try the 1.9.1 installer file with wxruby.. > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9a140/32.png) [@Alpha\_Blue](https://rubytalk.org/u/Alpha_Blue)\ **Post date:** [19 January 2010 22:17 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/creating-gui-applications-with-ruby-1-9-1/57054/24 "2010-01-19T22:17:35Z")
1.9.1 installer for patch 243 with wxruby works fine. I'm using that so no help needed. > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). [Previous page](https://rubytalk.org/t/creating-gui-applications-with-ruby-1-9-1/57054.md?page=1)