# pmq20/ruby-packer

Packing your Ruby application into a single executable.

Repository: https://github.com/pmq20/ruby-packer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ruby-packer
Language: C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ruby, windows, squashfs, rubyc, ruby-packer, compiler
Last push: 2023-08-29T12:43:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3535, "days_push": 1100, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1591, forks 99 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:08.649256+00:00)

## What it is
Ruby Packer (rubyc) compiles Ruby applications, including Rails apps and native C extensions, into a single self-contained executable for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It requires no code changes and bundles the Ruby interpreter and dependencies using SquashFS.

## Use cases
- package a ruby script into a single executable
- distribute a rails app as one binary
- compile ruby app with native c extensions into standalone binary
- ship ruby cli tool without requiring ruby installed
- create cross-platform ruby executables for windows macos linux

## When to avoid
- your app depends on gems like bootsnap that use libc IO to load files
- you need DTrace support on macOS or Linux
- you need actively maintained tooling with recent Ruby version support

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: compiler, build-tool, deployment, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: ruby, single-executable, packaging, self-contained-binary, squashfs, rails, command-line, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- pmq20/ruby-packer (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:08.649256+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:54:45.230084+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pmq20/ruby-packer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:08.649256+00:00, sha b6fd11817b99)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.