wxruby users - Jan 2004 - Another Updated - wxRuby Windows installeravailable for

Hmm everything installed fine but when I try to run the samples I get an
error dialog stating:

"rubyw.exe - unable to Locate Component

This application has failed to start because MSVCRTD.dll was not found.
Re-installing the application may fix this problem."

Which unless you are supplying the debug microsoft dll''s, re-installing
will have no effect :) 

This was on WinXP professional & ruby 1.8.0 (2003-08-04) [i386-mswin32]
(Andy Hunt''s release)

Rob
>>> "Curt Hibbs" <curt@hibbs.com> 01/06/04 12:18am
>>>
I fixed the problem with the shortcuts to the sample apps. This latest
version of the installer is here:

    http://curthibbs.us/wxruby-mswin-0.2_debug.zip 

Curt
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wxruby-users-bounces@rubyforge.org 
> [mailto:wxruby-users-bounces@rubyforge.org]On Behalf Of Curt Hibbs
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 7:18 AM
> To: wxRuby
> Subject: RE: [Wxruby-users] Updated - wxRuby Windows installer
available
> for
>
>
> Dan Teitsort wrote:
> >
> > I just downloaded and tried your installer and the installation
> went fine.
> > There are problems with the samples not finding their images
> > files, but only
> > when I try to run the samples from their Start menu shortcuts.
> > When I edit
> > the properties of a shortcut, and change the "Start in"
folder to
> > match the
> > folder where the sample resides, then the problems go away.
> > (As-installed,
> > they all seem to be set to "Start in" the folder where I
> installed wxRuby,
> > C:\Program Files\wxRuby.)
>
> Aahhh... This would be the same problem that Gour had! Thanks for
> determining the cause. I will update the installer to take care of
this.
>
> Curt
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Robert McGovern
>
> Hmm everything installed fine but when I try to run the samples I get an
> error dialog stating:
>
> "rubyw.exe - unable to Locate Component
>
> This application has failed to start because MSVCRTD.dll was not found.
> Re-installing the application may fix this problem."
>
> Which unless you are supplying the debug microsoft dll''s,
re-installing
> will have no effect :)
It never occurred to me that I would have to include the debug version of
microsoft''s runtime library. (I really appreciate the detailed feedback
--
this has been excellent!).

Tonight I will post a release build installer (which won''t have the
debug
DLL problem) and a new debug build installer that includes microsoft DLL.

Curt

Ok, I just posted another updated debug installer. As mentioned below, this
one also installs MSVCRTD.DLL if you don''t already have it on your
system.
The download URL is the same:

    http://curthibbs.us/wxruby-mswin-0.2_debug.zip

Now I''m off to make a release build installer (hopefully, I''ll
post that
tonight).

Curt


Curt Hibbs wrote:
>
> Robert McGovern
> >
> > Hmm everything installed fine but when I try to run the samples I get
an
> > error dialog stating:
> >
> > "rubyw.exe - unable to Locate Component
> >
> > This application has failed to start because MSVCRTD.dll was not
found.
> > Re-installing the application may fix this problem."
> >
> > Which unless you are supplying the debug microsoft dll''s,
re-installing
> > will have no effect :)
>
> It never occurred to me that I would have to include the debug version of
> microsoft''s runtime library. (I really appreciate the detailed
feedback --
> this has been excellent!).
>
> Tonight I will post a release build installer (which won''t have
the debug
> DLL problem) and a new debug build installer that includes microsoft DLL.
>
> Curt
>
>
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Wanted to let people know I''m having a little trouble with getting a 
binary distro of wxruby for the Mac. It isn''t a code issue but a 
Macintosh issue. Short story: Macintosh command line applications cannot 
access the GUI interface. For that sort of access, you need to create an 
application ''bundle'', which for all intents and purposes is a
directory
with an XML ''manifest''. I''ve been creating Bundles
for all my testing,
but it is a compicated procedure and not one for the new Ruby user (the 
process confuses a lot of C/C++ programmers too).

I know RubyCocoa allows apps to run from the command line, so I know it 
can be done. I haven''t had the time to investigate how they do it, but 
I''m planning to shortly. Of course, I appear to be the sole Mac OS X 
developer on this list, so I don''t know how many people this affects.
;-)

For the record, the application ''bundle'' is a really cool
flexible
system. With a nip and tuck, Ruby apps boot just like other Macintosh 
applications, with all the necessary files (source, images, icons) as 
''resources'' of the application. I hope to write a how-to about
building
Bundles for the release too, but thats assuming I find the time, since I 
still need to accomplish my life goals of conquering a third world 
nation and hunting Moby Dick...

Later,

Nick

On 7.1.2004, at 04:33, Nick wrote:
> I know RubyCocoa allows apps to run from the command line, so I know 
> it can be done. I haven''t had the time to investigate how they do
it,
> but I''m planning to shortly. Of course, I appear to be the sole
Mac OS
> X developer on this list, so I don''t know how many people this 
> affects. ;-)
Moi Nick,
not that I''m active, but I am still listening in on the list, and it is
an iMac that I type with.

This mac distribution issue has been up last year, when Craig had 
developed a nice general tool, that would run any script (ruby for 
sure) as an application with a gui. That approach, also taken by the 
wxPython folks, is much more flexible for the end user.

Off course, how that ties in with all the needed libraries I would not 
know.

I''ll forward Craigs old mail, in case you never got it,

Torsten


Begin forwarded message:
> From: "C. B. Schofield" <illume@xmission.com>
> Date: 15. elokuuta 2003 16:31:19 GMT+03:00
> To: WxRuby Forum <wxruby-dev@nongnu.org>
> Subject: [Wxruby-dev] ScrUITools for Mac OS X
> Reply-To: wxruby-dev@nongnu.org
>
> RubyRunner has been replaced by the more capable ScrUITools. 
"ScrUI"
> stands
> for Script User Interface, and is pronounced "screwy". :)
Currently,
> there
> are two tools: ScrUIRunner and ScrUIActivator.  ScrUIRunner replaces
> RubyRunner, but it allows you to specify the working directory, 
> command line
> arguments, and shell environment variables for the script (...added
> specifically for you, Torsten) ;).  ScrUIActivator activates the UI of 
> a
> script that is already running, so you can run the script normally 
> from a
> terminal window if you need standard input.
>
> Download ScrUITools at 
> <http://www.xmission.com/~illume/scruitools.tgz>.
> Comments/Questions are welcome.
>
> Craig
>
>
>
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Thanks for the info Torsten. I''ve taken a look at the ScrUI tools, and
I
can use them for this first release.

Nick

Torsten Rueger wrote:
> On 7.1.2004, at 04:33, Nick wrote:
>
>     I know RubyCocoa allows apps to run from the command line, so I
>     know it can be done. I haven''t had the time to investigate how
>     they do it, but I''m planning to shortly. Of course, I appear
to be
>     the sole Mac OS X developer on this list, so I don''t know how
many
>     people this affects. ;-)
>
> Moi Nick,
> not that I''m active, but I am still listening in on the list, and
it
> is an iMac that I type with.
>
> This mac distribution issue has been up last year, when Craig had 
> developed a nice general tool, that would run any script (ruby for 
> sure) as an application with a gui. That approach, also taken by the 
> wxPython folks, is much more flexible for the end user.
>
> Off course, how that ties in with all the needed libraries I would not 
> know.
>
> I''ll forward Craigs old mail, in case you never got it,
>
> Torsten
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>     *From: *"C. B. Schofield" <illume@xmission.com>
>     *Date: *15. elokuuta 2003 16:31:19 GMT+03:00
>     *To: *WxRuby Forum <wxruby-dev@nongnu.org>
>     *Subject: [Wxruby-dev] ScrUITools for Mac OS X
>     Reply-To: *wxruby-dev@nongnu.org
>
>     RubyRunner has been replaced by the more capable ScrUITools.
>     "ScrUI" stands
>     for Script User Interface, and is pronounced "screwy". :)
>     Currently, there
>     are two tools: ScrUIRunner and ScrUIActivator. ScrUIRunner replaces
>     RubyRunner, but it allows you to specify the working directory,
>     command line
>     arguments, and shell environment variables for the script (...added
>     specifically for you, Torsten) ;). ScrUIActivator activates the UI
>     of a
>     script that is already running, so you can run the script normally
>     from a
>     terminal window if you need standard input.
>
>     Download ScrUITools at
>     <http://www.xmission.com/~illume/scruitools.tgz>.
>     Comments/Questions are welcome.
>
>     Craig
>
>
>
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