# Ruby 1.8 for Zaurus?

**URL:** <https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-for-zaurus/9336>\
**Category:** ruby-talk\
**Created:** [15 December 2003 11:12 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-for-zaurus/9336 "2003-12-15T11:12:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dick\_Davies1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dick\_Davies1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Dick_Davies1)\
**Post date:** [15 December 2003 11:12 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-for-zaurus/9336/1 "2003-12-15T11:12:56Z")

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Hi theere, I have ruby 1.6 for my Zaurus, and it rocks!

Just wondered if anyone had built a newer copy since 1.8 came out?  
I’d do it myself but I’d have to install Linux to do it, and all  
my boxes are belong to BSD…

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Raphael\_Bauduin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90ced4/32.png) [@Raphael\_Bauduin](https://rubytalk.org/u/Raphael_Bauduin)\
**Post date:** [15 December 2003 14:42 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-for-zaurus/9336/2 "2003-12-15T14:42:11Z")

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Rasputin wrote:

> Hi theere, I have ruby 1.6 for my Zaurus, and it rocks!

What do you develop with it? Graphical apps? Is it with Opie?  
I just reflashed my zaurus this WE after it stayed in the dust some time…

> Just wondered if anyone had built a newer copy since 1.8 came out?  
> I’d do it myself but I’d have to install Linux to do it, and all  
> my boxes are belong to BSD…

I can’t help you on that, though I would gladly use it too 🙂

Raph

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**Author:** ![Dick\_Davies1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dick\_Davies1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Dick_Davies1)\
**Post date:** [15 December 2003 15:00 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-1-8-for-zaurus/9336/3 "2003-12-15T15:00:08Z")

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\* Raphael Bauduin \<raphael.bauduin@be.easynet.net\> [1239 14:39]:

> Rasputin wrote:  
> \>Hi theere, I have ruby 1.6 for my Zaurus, and it rocks!
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> What do you develop with it? Graphical apps? Is it with Opie?  
> I just reflashed my zaurus this WE after it stayed in the dust some time....

So far, just 'hello world' 🙂  
But I wanted to do some druby stuff .

I havent tried GUI stuff, I expect you'd need source for things like Qt  
to get those bindings working.

I run Openzaurus 3.2.

The ipk is from here if you want it:

[http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=856](http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=856)

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