Ruby 1.9.1, WxRuby, and Windows

Jamal Mazrui
Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:54:11 -0000

I''m not on the general ruby-talk list at present, and have some
questions
that, somewhat surprisingly, I could not find answers to, despite much web
searching.

Is the official version of Ruby 1.9.1 delayed?  I thought it was
supposed to be released on January 25.  The ruby-lang web site does
not give an explanation for the delay or a revised schedule, as far as
I can tell.

Does WxRuby work with Ruby 1.9.1 preview?  I thought I read a message
on this list that said this was working.  It may well be the case
with other operating systems, but I have not been able to get it to
work with the binary version of Ruby 1.9.1 preview available from the
ruby-lang site.  I also have not found any encouraging information
about when a full installer for Windows will be released.  Since there
have been beta/preview versions of Ruby 1.9.1 for quite a while now,
this state of affairs surprises me.  I realize that these are
volunteer projects, but Windows is a popular platform, and the lack of
keeping up with the superior Ruby 1.9.1 is a cause of concern to me.
(Python, by comparison, always seems to have an up to date Windows
installer that is stable).

Thanks for any answers folks here can provide!

Jamal