MacRuby 0.5 is coming along - now MacRuby 0.5 beta 2 is available, bringing lots of improvements and better compatibility with the RubySpec.



Ahead of Time (AOT) compilation was improved as well:

Also, macrubyc will generate by default executables linking against MacRuby.framework dynamically, which greatly reduces the executable size. In order to build a full standalone executable, the —static argument must be passed.



Writing a standalone, self contained application gets easier with a new tool:

A new utility, called macruby_deploy, is now available to help you deploy your MacRuby applications. It provides options to compile ahead-of-time your application’s Ruby source code as well as relocating the MacRuby framework inside the application bundle. This way your application is ready for deployment, with its source code hidden because it is pre-compiled.