One question I have is what the proper expectations are for using Ruby gems within a Macruby application. For example, I wanted to use the HTTParty gem for some web service processing since it provides a nice, succinct interface. However the gem won't load in MacRuby because of an issue with REXML (I can provide details if necessary). The gem works in 1.9 YARV, so my guess is that it's some difference in the Ruby REXML classes between MacRuby 0.4 and YARV. Is the "right" way to do things is to use NSURL and not bother with gems, or should I file bugs about the issue with REXML? I know there's a ton of effort going into getting 0.5 out the door, so if the primary goal of MacRuby is to provide a Ruby language interface to the Obj-C runtime, fixing defects in the porting effort from YARV may be of secondary concern. If it's considered good-form to use gems, then what's the right way to package gems in an application? The only way I could get it working was to manipulate the gem_path in the rb_main.rb to point to a local gems installation (think like vendor/gems in a rails project). Cheers, Alex V. ---- Musings & Notes — http://alexvollmer.com Track what you lend and borrow — http://moochbot.com