Jon

I suggest taking a hard look at the current build process for opportunities to simplify. I don't contribute to rubyinstaller anymore and only use ruby for (a) non-production uses, and...

@MSP-Greg you'll likely need to build your own openssl 1.1.0c using something similar to https://github.com/jonforums/buildlets/blob/master/build_openssl.ps1#L35-L74 or the knapsack build recipe. That said, I'm running into an issue that 2.4.0 doesn't...

As you guys are considering test results and potential CI opportunities, entice @luislavena to weigh in. As I recall, Luis spent effort, time, and $$ to build a Jenkins-based solution....

1. I clone the ruby GH mirror https://github.com/ruby/ruby (creating local tracking branches for `ruby_2_3`, `ruby_2_4`, etc) rather than downloading archives from ruby-lang.org. I do nothing special to get 'bundled gems'....

This request makes the flawed assumption that it's generally a good idea for people installing ruby on Windows for the first time to put ruby on their `PATH`. Given that...

While there are multiple reasons I think we're better served with an MSI, the most compelling is simply that MSI's integrate nicely with Windows similar to .deb, .rpm, and pacman...