Ruby to EXE
Turn ruby scripts into portable executable apps.
Installation
gem install rb2exeUsage
rb2exe RUBY_SCRIPT [options]
-q, --quiet Do not run verbosely
-a, --add=FOLDER Add an entire folder (eg. "--add=.")
-i --ignore-folder=FOLDER Do not add a folder (default=".git")
-ao --add-output Do not ignore output file when adding files
-o, --output=OUTPUT Output executable filename
-d --daemon Runs the app as a background task
-r, --rails Rails support
-t, --target=[osx|l32|l64|win] Target platform (binary)
-h, --help HelpExample
echo "puts 'Hello world'" > test.rb
rb2exe test.rb
./test
# Hello worldExample II - Multi source project
mkdir test
cd test
echo "STR = 'Hello world'" > a.rb
echo "load 'a.rb'" > main.rb
echo "puts STR" >> main.rb
rb2exe main.rb --add=.
./main
# Hello worldExample III - Gemfile support
mkdir test
cd test
echo "source 'https://rubygems.org'" > Gemfile
echo "gem 'faker'" >> Gemfile
echo "require 'faker'" > a.rb
echo 'puts "Hello #{Faker::Name.name}"' >> a.rb
rb2exe a.rb --add=.
./a
# Hello Abbigail OkunevaExample IV - Rails support
rails new myproject
cd myproject
rb2exe --rails
./output
# => Booting Puma
# => Rails 5.0.0.1 application starting in production on http://0.0.0.0:3000
# => Run `rails server -h` for more startup options
# Puma starting in single mode...
# * Version 3.6.0 (ruby 2.2.2-p95), codename: Sleepy Sunday Serenity
# * Min threads: 5, max threads: 5
# * Environment: production
# * Listening on tcp://0.0.0.0:3000
# Use Ctrl-C to stopExample V - OSX binary
rb2exe test.rb --target=osxSecurity
rb2exe DOESN'T protects your source code.
In fact, the produced executable file contains all the source files and THEY CAN BE EASILY EXTRACTED.
You can see the list of the added source files when you run rb2exe.
rb2exe just packages your source files (plus a stand-alone ruby) in an auto-extract zip file. It doesn't protects your code in any way.
Contributing
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/loureirorg/rb2exe.
Changelog
- 0.3.1: Fixes an "incorrect version" bug
- 0.3.0: Includes a copy of the libruby.so.2.2 file;
- 0.2.5: Ignore output file when adding files. Add "--add-output" option;
- 0.2.4: Ignore '.git' folder by default. Add "--ignore-folder" option;
- 0.2.3: add "--daemon" option;
- 0.2.1: add missing "bundle" requirement;
- 0.2.0: adding support to handle ARGV being passed to the ruby script (thanks @dabooze);
TODO
- Windows executable output;
- Allow ruby versions other than 2.2.2;
- Testing suite;
You can also take a look on my article, where I explain how this gem works, step-by-step: http://www.learnwithdaniel.com/2016/08/ruby-to-portable-exe-app/