Question

Does the latest version of MacRuby support static compilation?

Here’s some terminal output from an attempt to use it… It shows up in the options for the macrubyc command.

Desktop > macrubyc play_all_podcasts.rb --static -o play_all_podcasts
/usr/local/bin/macrubyc:100:in `initialize': This version of MacRuby does not support static compilation. (ArgumentError)
    from /usr/local/bin/macrubyc:490:in `<main>'
Desktop > macrubyc -v
MacRuby 0.11 (ruby 1.9.2) [universal-darwin10.0, x86_64]
Desktop > macrubyc --help
Usage: macrubyc [options] file...
    -c                               Compile and assemble, but do not link
    -o <file>                        Place the output into <file>
        --static                     Create a standalone static executable
        --framework <name>           Link standalone static executable with given framework
        --sdk <path>                 Use SDK when compiling standalone static executable
        --dylib                      Create a dynamic library
        --compatibility_version <VERSION>
                                     Compatibility Version for linking
        --current_version <VERSION>  Current Version for linking
        --install_name <NAME>        Install Name for linking
    -C                               Compile, assemble and link a loadable object file
    -a, --arch <ARCH>                Compile for specified CPU architecture
    -V, --verbose                    Print every command line executed
    -v, --version                    Display the version
    -h, --help                       Display this information

Answer 1

From what I’ve gathered, static compilation is still a work and progress and most likely won’t even be included in the 1.0 release.