Rails - Jul 2013 - Is it possible to run Ruby and Rails off of local folder without installing them first on Mac OS X?

Is it possible to run Ruby and Rails on Mac OS X off of a local folder 
(without local or system install using RVM, Homebrew, etc.)

Similar to the way one can copy/paste Java installation directory and just 
run off of it with no dependencies, I''d like to do the same with
Ruby/Rails.

The goal is to be able to connect a USB drive to someone''s Mac OS X,
open
terminal, and demo an application (execute "rails server" from the
mounted
USB drive) without having to install/compile anything.

Possible?

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On Saturday, July 27, 2013 1:51:30 PM UTC-5, JL wrote:
> Is it possible to run Ruby and Rails on Mac OS X off of a local folder 
> (without local or system install using RVM, Homebrew, etc.)
>
> Similar to the way one can copy/paste Java installation directory and just 
> run off of it with no dependencies, I''d like to do the same with
Ruby/Rails.
>
> The goal is to be able to connect a USB drive to someone''s Mac OS
X, open
> terminal, and demo an application (execute "rails server" from
the mounted
> USB drive) without having to install/compile anything.
>
> Possible?
>
Yes it is possible. It will take some work though since you don''t know
what
environment you will be plugging that USB drive into. I would suggest 
starting with this thread from Stack Overflow. 
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/452175/is-there-a-self-contained-ruby-and-rails-solution-that-can-be-run-from-a-flash
 

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