mruby-bin-mrb: add compiler-free runtime executor gem

The `mrb` command executes only precompiled RiteBinary (.mrb) files
without depending on mruby-compiler. This enables smaller binaries
for embedded deployments where scripts are precompiled on a
development machine.

Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto
2026-03-12 08:04:38 +09:00
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# mruby-bin-mrb
`mrb` is a lightweight mruby runtime that executes only precompiled
RiteBinary (.mrb) files. Unlike the full `mruby` command, it does not
depend on `mruby-compiler`, resulting in a significantly smaller binary.
This gem is intended for embedded deployments where Ruby scripts are
precompiled on a development machine and only the runtime is needed on
the target device.
## Size comparison
By excluding `mruby-compiler` (and gems that depend on it such as
`mruby-eval`, `mruby-binding`, and `mruby-bin-mirb`), the text segment
can be reduced by approximately 300KB or more, depending on the build
configuration.
## Usage
```
mrb [switches] programfile.mrb [arguments]
```
### Options
- `-d` - set debugging flags (set `$DEBUG` to true)
- `-r library` - load a library (.mrb) before executing your script
- `-v` - print version number, then run in verbose mode
- `--verbose` - run in verbose mode
- `--version` - print the version
- `--copyright` - print the copyright
## Workflow
```bash
# On the development machine (with full mruby + mrbc):
mrbc -o program.mrb program.rb
# On the target device (with mrb only):
mrb program.mrb
# Load a precompiled library before the main program:
mrb -r lib.mrb program.mrb
# Pass arguments to the script:
mrb program.mrb arg1 arg2
```
## Build configuration example
To build a minimal mruby with only the `mrb` runtime:
```ruby
# build_config/runtime.rb
MRuby::Build.new do |conf|
conf.toolchain
# Use a gembox that does not pull in the compiler.
# For example, the default gembox does not require it.
conf.gembox 'default'
# The runtime-only executor (no compiler dependency)
conf.gem :core => 'mruby-bin-mrb'
# Do NOT include these (they require mruby-compiler):
# conf.gem :core => 'mruby-bin-mruby'
# conf.gem :core => 'mruby-bin-mirb'
# conf.gem :core => 'mruby-eval'
# conf.gem :core => 'mruby-binding'
end
```
## Differences from `mruby` command
| Feature | `mruby` | `mrb` |
| ----------------------- | ------- | -------------------------- |
| Execute .rb files | yes | no |
| Execute .mrb files | yes | yes |
| `-e` inline code | yes | no |
| `-c` syntax check | yes | no |
| `-b` force binary mode | yes | not needed (always binary) |
| Requires mruby-compiler | yes | **no** |
## License
MIT License - see the mruby LICENSE file.
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require 'tempfile'
require 'open3'
def assert_mrb(exp_out, exp_err, exp_success, args)
out, err, stat = Open3.capture3(*(cmd_list("mrb") + args))
assert "assert_mrb" do
assert_operator(exp_out, :===, out, "standard output")
assert_operator(exp_err, :===, err, "standard error")
assert_equal(exp_success, stat.success?, "exit success?")
end
end
assert('mrb can execute .mrb files') do
script = Tempfile.new(['test', '.rb'])
bin = Tempfile.new(['test', '.mrb'])
File.write(script.path, 'puts "hello from mrb"')
system("#{cmd('mrbc')} -o #{bin.path} #{script.path}")
o = `#{cmd('mrb')} #{bin.path}`.strip
assert_equal 'hello from mrb', o
end
assert('mrb $0 value') do
script = Tempfile.new(['test', '.rb'])
bin = Tempfile.new(['test', '.mrb'])
File.write(script.path, 'print $0')
system("#{cmd('mrbc')} -o #{bin.path} #{script.path}")
o = `#{cmd('mrb')} #{bin.path}`.strip
assert_equal bin.path, o
end
assert('mrb ARGV value') do
script = Tempfile.new(['test', '.rb'])
bin = Tempfile.new(['test', '.mrb'])
File.write(script.path, 'p ARGV')
system("#{cmd('mrbc')} -o #{bin.path} #{script.path}")
o = `#{cmd('mrb')} #{bin.path} foo bar`.strip
assert_equal '["foo", "bar"]', o
end
assert('mrb with no arguments prints error') do
assert_mrb("", /no program file given/, false, [])
end
assert('mrb --version') do
assert_mrb(/\Amruby \d+\.\d+/, "", true, %w[--version])
end
assert('mrb -r option loads library') do
lib = Tempfile.new(['lib', '.rb'])
main = Tempfile.new(['main', '.rb'])
lib_mrb = Tempfile.new(['lib', '.mrb'])
main_mrb = Tempfile.new(['main', '.mrb'])
File.write(lib.path, '$lib_loaded = true')
File.write(main.path, 'puts $lib_loaded')
system("#{cmd('mrbc')} -o #{lib_mrb.path} #{lib.path}")
system("#{cmd('mrbc')} -o #{main_mrb.path} #{main.path}")
o = `#{cmd('mrb')} -r #{lib_mrb.path} #{main_mrb.path}`.strip
assert_equal 'true', o
end
assert('mrb -d sets $DEBUG') do
script = Tempfile.new(['test', '.rb'])
bin = Tempfile.new(['test', '.mrb'])
File.write(script.path, 'print $DEBUG')
system("#{cmd('mrbc')} -o #{bin.path} #{script.path}")
o = `#{cmd('mrb')} -d #{bin.path}`.strip
assert_equal 'true', o
end
assert('mrb nonexistent file') do
assert_mrb("", /Cannot open/, false, %w[nonexistent.mrb])
end
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MRuby::Gem::Specification.new('mruby-bin-mrb') do |spec|
spec.license = 'MIT'
spec.author = 'mruby developers'
spec.summary = 'mruby runtime command (compiler-free)'
spec.bins = %w(mrb)
# NOTE: Unlike mruby-bin-mruby, this gem does NOT depend on
# mruby-compiler. This makes it suitable for builds where the
# compiler is excluded to reduce binary size.
#
# To use this gem in your build_config.rb:
#
# MRuby::Build.new do |conf|
# conf.toolchain
# conf.gem :core => 'mruby-bin-mrb'
# # Do NOT include mruby-bin-mruby or mruby-compiler
# # unless other gems require them.
# end
end
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/*
** mrb - mruby runtime executor (compiler-free)
**
** This is a lightweight alternative to the `mruby` command that only
** executes precompiled RiteBinary (.mrb) files. It does not depend on
** mruby-compiler, making it suitable for embedded deployments where
** binary size matters.
**
** Typical workflow:
**
** # On the development machine (with full mruby + compiler):
** mrbc -o program.mrb program.rb
**
** # On the target device (with mrb only, no compiler):
** mrb program.mrb
**
** By excluding mruby-compiler (and gems that depend on it such as
** mruby-eval, mruby-binding, mruby-bin-mirb), the resulting binary
** can be significantly smaller (~300KB+ savings on the text segment).
*/
#include <mruby.h>
#ifdef MRB_NO_STDIO
# error mruby-bin-mrb conflicts 'MRB_NO_STDIO' in your build configuration
#endif
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <mruby/array.h>
#include <mruby/dump.h>
#include <mruby/variable.h>
#include <mruby/proc.h>
#include <mruby/error.h>
#if defined(_WIN32)
# include <io.h>
# include <fcntl.h>
#endif
struct mrb_args {
FILE *rfp;
char *cmdline;
mrb_bool fname : 1;
mrb_bool verbose : 1;
mrb_bool version : 1;
mrb_bool debug : 1;
int argc;
char **argv;
int libc;
char **libv;
};
static void
usage(const char *name)
{
static const char *const usage_msg[] = {
"switches:",
"-d set debugging flags (set $DEBUG to true)",
"-r library load the library (.mrb) before executing your script",
"-v print version number, then run in verbose mode",
"--verbose run in verbose mode",
"--version print the version",
"--copyright print the copyright",
NULL
};
const char *const *p = usage_msg;
printf("Usage: %s [switches] programfile.mrb [arguments]\n", name);
while (*p)
printf(" %s\n", *p++);
}
struct options {
int argc;
char **argv;
char *program;
char *opt;
char short_opt[2];
};
static void
options_init(struct options *opts, int argc, char **argv)
{
opts->argc = argc;
opts->argv = argv;
opts->program = *argv;
*opts->short_opt = 0;
}
static const char *
options_opt(struct options *opts)
{
/* concatenated short options (e.g. `-dv`) */
if (*opts->short_opt && *++opts->opt) {
opts->short_opt[0] = *opts->opt;
opts->short_opt[1] = 0;
return opts->short_opt;
}
while (++opts->argv, --opts->argc) {
opts->opt = *opts->argv;
/* not start with `-` or just `-` */
if (opts->opt[0] != '-' || !opts->opt[1]) return NULL;
if (opts->opt[1] == '-') {
/* `--` */
if (!opts->opt[2]) {
opts->argv++, opts->argc--;
return NULL;
}
/* long option */
opts->opt += 2;
*opts->short_opt = 0;
return opts->opt;
}
else {
/* short option */
opts->opt++;
opts->short_opt[0] = *opts->opt;
opts->short_opt[1] = 0;
return opts->short_opt;
}
}
return NULL;
}
static const char *
options_arg(struct options *opts)
{
if (*opts->short_opt && opts->opt[1]) {
/* concatenated short option and argument (e.g. `-rlibrary`) */
*opts->short_opt = 0;
return opts->opt + 1;
}
--opts->argc, ++opts->argv;
return opts->argc ? *opts->argv : NULL;
}
static char *
dup_arg_item(mrb_state *mrb, const char *item)
{
size_t buflen = strlen(item) + 1;
char *buf = (char*)mrb_malloc(mrb, buflen);
memcpy(buf, item, buflen);
return buf;
}
static int
parse_args(mrb_state *mrb, int argc, char **argv, struct mrb_args *args)
{
static const struct mrb_args args_zero = { 0 };
struct options opts[1];
const char *opt, *item;
*args = args_zero;
options_init(opts, argc, argv);
while ((opt = options_opt(opts))) {
if (strcmp(opt, "d") == 0) {
args->debug = TRUE;
}
else if (strcmp(opt, "h") == 0) {
usage(opts->program);
exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}
else if (strcmp(opt, "r") == 0) {
if ((item = options_arg(opts))) {
if (args->libc == 0) {
args->libv = (char**)mrb_malloc(mrb, sizeof(char*));
}
else {
args->libv = (char**)mrb_realloc(mrb, args->libv, sizeof(char*) * (args->libc + 1));
}
args->libv[args->libc++] = dup_arg_item(mrb, item);
}
else {
fprintf(stderr, "%s: No library specified for -r\n", opts->program);
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
}
else if (strcmp(opt, "v") == 0) {
if (!args->verbose) {
mrb_show_version(mrb);
args->version = TRUE;
}
args->verbose = TRUE;
}
else if (strcmp(opt, "version") == 0) {
mrb_show_version(mrb);
exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}
else if (strcmp(opt, "verbose") == 0) {
args->verbose = TRUE;
}
else if (strcmp(opt, "copyright") == 0) {
mrb_show_copyright(mrb);
exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}
else {
fprintf(stderr, "%s: invalid option %s%s (-h will show valid options)\n",
opts->program, opt[1] ? "--" : "-", opt);
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
}
argc = opts->argc; argv = opts->argv;
if (*argv == NULL) {
if (args->version) exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
fprintf(stderr, "%s: no program file given (only .mrb files are supported)\n",
opts->program);
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
args->rfp = strcmp(argv[0], "-") == 0 ?
stdin : fopen(argv[0], "rb");
if (args->rfp == NULL) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s: Cannot open program file: %s\n", opts->program, argv[0]);
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
args->fname = TRUE;
args->cmdline = argv[0];
argc--; argv++;
#if defined(_WIN32)
if (args->rfp == stdin) {
_setmode(_fileno(stdin), O_BINARY);
}
#endif
args->argv = (char **)mrb_realloc(mrb, args->argv, sizeof(char*) * (argc + 1));
memcpy(args->argv, argv, (argc+1) * sizeof(char*));
args->argc = argc;
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
static void
cleanup(mrb_state *mrb, struct mrb_args *args)
{
if (args->rfp && args->rfp != stdin)
fclose(args->rfp);
mrb_free(mrb, args->argv);
if (args->libc) {
while (args->libc--) {
mrb_free(mrb, args->libv[args->libc]);
}
mrb_free(mrb, args->libv);
}
mrb_close(mrb);
}
int
main(int argc, char **argv)
{
mrb_state *mrb = mrb_open();
int n = -1;
struct mrb_args args;
mrb_value ARGV;
mrb_value v;
if (MRB_OPEN_FAILURE(mrb)) {
mrb_print_error(mrb);
mrb_close(mrb);
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
n = parse_args(mrb, argc, argv, &args);
if (n == EXIT_FAILURE || args.rfp == NULL) {
cleanup(mrb, &args);
return n;
}
int ai = mrb_gc_arena_save(mrb);
ARGV = mrb_ary_new_capa(mrb, args.argc);
for (int i = 0; i < args.argc; i++) {
char* utf8 = mrb_utf8_from_locale(args.argv[i], -1);
if (utf8) {
mrb_ary_push(mrb, ARGV, mrb_str_new_cstr(mrb, utf8));
mrb_utf8_free(utf8);
}
}
mrb_define_global_const(mrb, "ARGV", ARGV);
mrb_gv_set(mrb, mrb_intern_lit(mrb, "$DEBUG"), mrb_bool_value(args.debug));
mrb_ccontext *c = mrb_ccontext_new(mrb);
if (args.verbose)
c->dump_result = TRUE;
/* Set $0 */
const char *cmdline = args.cmdline ? args.cmdline : "-";
mrb_gv_set(mrb, mrb_intern_lit(mrb, "$0"), mrb_str_new_cstr(mrb, cmdline));
/* Load libraries (.mrb only) */
for (int i = 0; i < args.libc; i++) {
FILE *lfp = fopen(args.libv[i], "rb");
if (lfp == NULL) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s: Cannot open library file: %s\n", *argv, args.libv[i]);
mrb_ccontext_free(mrb, c);
cleanup(mrb, &args);
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
mrb_ccontext_filename(mrb, c, args.libv[i]);
mrb_load_irep_file_cxt(mrb, lfp, c);
fclose(lfp);
mrb_vm_ci_env_clear(mrb, mrb->c->cibase);
mrb_ccontext_cleanup_local_variables(c);
}
/* Load and execute program (.mrb only) */
mrb_ccontext_filename(mrb, c, cmdline);
c->no_return_value = TRUE;
v = mrb_load_irep_file_cxt(mrb, args.rfp, c);
mrb_gc_arena_restore(mrb, ai);
mrb_ccontext_free(mrb, c);
if (mrb->exc) {
MRB_EXC_CHECK_EXIT(mrb, mrb->exc);
if (!mrb_undef_p(v)) {
mrb_print_error(mrb);
}
n = EXIT_FAILURE;
}
cleanup(mrb, &args);
return n;
}