** NOTE: This is the non-Cygwin version ** This distribution contains: The Ruby Interpreter, libraries, and extensions, native Microsoft version (no cygwin). Tc/Tk Windowing environment (For GTK, see below) FXRuby Windowing environment SciTE Code Editor Documentation Ruby program files use the suffix ".rb" If you don't want a console window to be created, use the suffix ".rbw" instead. Program files may be created using any plain text editor such as emacs, notepad, or SciTE. Right-clicking on a Ruby file gives you the option of editing or running the file. The SciTE editor can run Ruby programs, and pressing the F1 key will launch the helpfile for the keyword under your cursor. This distribution packaged by: The Pragmatic Programmers www.pragmaticprogrammer.com No warranty expressed or implied, see below for the full statement. Sample Ruby code is in the "samples" directory and its sub-directories. The Ruby home page is www.ruby-lang.org The Ruby FAQ may be found at www.rubycentral.com/faq A very fine reference book on the Ruby language is "Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmer's Guide" by David Thomas and Andrew Hunt Addison-Wesley Oct 2000 ISBN: 0201710897 Please report bugs in the installer (only) to rubybook@pragmaticprogrammer.com Tk vs. GTK: ----------- This distribution includes the Tk GUI engine and FXRuby. If you'd like to try GTK for Windows as well, you can download the GTK libraries from: http://jarh.hoops.livedoor.com and place them in your system32 directory (e.g., C:\WINNT\System32). README: ---------------------------------------------- * What's Ruby Ruby is the interpreted scripting language for quick and easy object-oriented programming. It has many features to process text files and to do system management tasks (as in Perl). It is simple, straight-forward, and extensible. * Features of Ruby + Simple Syntax + *Normal* Object-Oriented features (ex. class, method calls) + *Advanced* Object-Oriented features (ex. Mix-in, Singleton-method) + Operator Overloading + Exception Handling + Iterators and Closures + Garbage Collection + Dynamic Loading of Object files(on some architecture) + Highly Portable(works on many UNIX machines, and on DOS, Windows, Mac, BeOS etc.) * How to get Ruby The Ruby distribution can be found on: ftp://ftp.netlab.co.jp/pub/lang/ruby/ You can get source code by anonymous CVS. How to check out is: $ cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.netlab.co.jp:/home/cvs login (Logging in to anonymous@cvs.netlab.co.jp) CVS password: guest $ cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.netlab.co.jp:/home/cvs checkout ruby * Mailing list There is a mailing list to talk about Ruby. To subscribe this list, please send the following phrase subscribe YourFirstName YourFamilyName e.g. subscribe Joseph Smith in the mail body (not subject) to the address . * Copying Ruby is copyrighted free software by Yukihiro Matsumoto . You can redistribute it and/or modify it under either the terms of the GPL (see COPYING file), or the conditions below: 1. You may make and give away verbatim copies of the source form of the software without restriction, provided that you duplicate all of the original copyright notices and associated disclaimers. 2. You may modify your copy of the software in any way, provided that you do at least ONE of the following: a) place your modifications in the Public Domain or otherwise make them Freely Available, such as by posting said modifications to Usenet or an equivalent medium, or by allowing the author to include your modifications in the software. b) use the modified software only within your corporation or organization. c) rename any non-standard executables so the names do not conflict with standard executables, which must also be provided. d) make other distribution arrangements with the author. 3. You may distribute the software in object code or executable form, provided that you do at least ONE of the following: a) distribute the executables and library files of the software, together with instructions (in the manual page or equivalent) on where to get the original distribution. b) accompany the distribution with the machine-readable source of the software. c) give non-standard executables non-standard names, with instructions on where to get the original software distribution. d) make other distribution arrangements with the author. 4. You may modify and include the part of the software into any other software (possibly commercial). But some files in the distribution are not written by the author, so that they are not under this terms. They are gc.c(partly), utils.c(partly), regex.[ch], st.[ch] and some files under the ./missing directory. See each file for the copying condition. 5. The scripts and library files supplied as input to or produced as output from the software do not automatically fall under the copyright of the software, but belong to whomever generated them, and may be sold commercially, and may be aggregated with this software. 6. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. * Ruby home-page The URL of the Ruby home-page is: http://www.ruby-lang.org/ * The Author Feel free to send comments and bug reports to the author. Here is the author's latest mail address: matz@zetabits.com