Ruby scripts related to screencasts

Post last updated May 5, 2007

I have uploaded the zip file containing the scripts I used in my screencasts(check the Box widget to your left. The zip file is labeled screencast_scripts.zip).

A RubyCocoa Regular Expression Checker

Update: 6:45 p.m. GMT, As far as I know, you can just install the binary package of RubyCocoa and the default Apple installation of Ruby will be sufficient to make this app work.

Update: 6:19 p.m. GMT, I fixed a bug in the checker. Get the new one as usual from the Box widget.

Application icon credits: rox-ruby

I have uploaded a little Regular Expression checker I made in RubyCocoa(see RegEx.dmg in my Box widget to your left). I only have an Intel Mac to test it on, so I have no idea whether it will run correctly on PPC Macs. The code is licensed under the GPLv2. It may be the case the that you need RubyCocoa properly installed to run this app. See my post on installing BioRuby for Mac OS X for a link to Dan Benjamin’s instructions on updating your Ruby installation(adapt these instructions accordingly for Ruby 1.8.5). For installing RubyCocoa under Ruby 1.8.5, if memory serves, these commands (once you extract the files from the archive and go to the to-level directory of RubyCocoa),

$ ruby install.rb –help # print all options

$ ruby install.rb config

$ ruby install.rb setup

from this website are the key instructions. You may have to prefix sudo in one of the above three commands.

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