# Ruby **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1053 [Latest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.ruby-forum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.ruby-forum.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1054 --- ## [Google Group Ignored... Matz?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/google-group-ignored-matz/144713)
**Author:** [@tcsnide](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tcsnide)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2008, 12:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/google-group-ignored-matz/144713 "2008-08-08T12:56:34Z")
Are 2000+ ruby-talk-google members really just not important? I’ve sent two personal requests with no reply. Matz, please help me get this issue resolved! I need to know if the ruby-talk list is even getting posts via… --- ## [Ruby Hadoop DFS Client?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-hadoop-dfs-client/117742)
**Author:** [@bdeverea](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bdeverea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2008, 11:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-hadoop-dfs-client/117742 "2008-08-08T11:44:56Z")
Has anyone seen a Ruby client library for the Hadoop distributed file system? We would love to use HDFS as a data store, but would like to consume it from Ruby. I googled a bit, but couldn’t seem to detect any project… --- ## [Softwareentwickler/-in, prometheu s-Bildarchiv, Universität zu Köln](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/softwareentwickler-in-prometheu-s-bildarchiv-universita-t-zu-ka-ln/145348)
**Author:** [@jwille](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jwille)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2008, 10:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/softwareentwickler-in-prometheu-s-bildarchiv-universita-t-zu-ka-ln/145348 "2008-08-08T10:19:29Z")
\[re-posting as the previous mail doesn’t seem to have come through\] hi folks! sorry to bother you all, but the following job announcement is in german only, because fluent german is an indispensable requirement anywa… --- ## [Issue using JRuby-Rack 0.9.1 with Tomcat 6](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/issue-using-jruby-rack-0-9-1-with-tomcat-6/145106)
**Author:** [@Myron\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Myron_M)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2008, 10:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/issue-using-jruby-rack-0-9-1-with-tomcat-6/145106 "2008-08-08T10:07:10Z")
Hello, I responded over a week ago to the JRuby-Rack 0.9.10 announcement with this error I’m seeing getting but never got any response. I still haven’t had any luck figuring this out, so I wanted to ask again. I’m… --- ## [State of the Onion](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/state-of-the-onion/145007)
**Author:** [@MSEdward\_SEdS\_Bora](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/MSEdward_SEdS_Bora)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2008, 7:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/state-of-the-onion/145007 "2008-08-08T07:05:55Z")
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1\_no1/46724-1.html Just thought you’d like to know. :wink: M. Edward (Ed) Borasky ruby-perspectives.blogspot.com “A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems.” – AlfrÃ… --- ## [JRuby runtime pooling for Rack question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jruby-runtime-pooling-for-rack-question/145224)
**Author:** [@weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/weyus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2008, 6:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jruby-runtime-pooling-for-rack-question/145224 "2008-08-08T06:29:33Z")
From http://wiki.jruby.org/wiki/JRuby\_Rack: "JRuby runtime management and pooling is done automatically by the framework. In the case of Rails, runtimes are pooled. For Merb and other Rack applications, a single runti… --- ## [Gem::RemoteFetcher::FetchError](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-fetcherror/139366)
**Author:** [@wawa88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wawa88)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2008, 1:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-fetcherror/139366 "2008-08-08T01:54:02Z")
I would like to install mysql in ruby as i need to use mysql in rails application…so this is the code in type in the command prompt in ruby directory gem install mysql but i got these ERROR: While executing gem … (G… --- ## [How can I know whether a file path is absolute or not?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-know-whether-a-file-path-is-absolute-or-not/145119)
**Author:** [@Kyung\_won\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kyung_won_C)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-know-whether-a-file-path-is-absolute-or-not/145119 "2008-08-08T01:10:12Z")
In Java Language java.io.File isAbsolute() … I cannot find in ruby lib… --- ## [Count each loop](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/count-each-loop/145327)
**Author:** [@jsamildanach](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jsamildanach)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/count-each-loop/145327 "2008-08-08T01:01:25Z")
I am trying to get the iteration number of a loop I am on. I tried objects.each do |object, i| but i is nil Any ideas? --- ## [Iconv platform difference](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/iconv-platform-difference/145325)
**Author:** [@ProzakLord](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ProzakLord)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2008, 12:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/iconv-platform-difference/145325 "2008-08-08T00:55:35Z")
Hi all, Relatively new to Ruby as in 2 weeks so this may be dead obvious but have not found any results in my searches I use the net/http to get a bit of xml from a website that I put in @doc. The xml is ISO-5589-1… --- ## [Module\_function](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/module-function/145314)
**Author:** [@lynchnco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lynchnco)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2008, 12:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/module-function/145314 "2008-08-08T00:06:26Z")
Hi, I’m having some trouble using module\_function correctly. If someone could help me it’d be great. I have a module M that defines method a(). I would like for a() to be callable by M.a() or include M; a(); However… --- ## [Hello! first post to clr. I'm asking about an attempt at a lazy ruby solution to computing fibonacc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hello-first-post-to-clr-im-asking-about-an-attempt-at-a-lazy-ruby-solution-to-computing-fibonacc/145174)
**Author:** [@tphyahoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tphyahoo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 11:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hello-first-post-to-clr-im-asking-about-an-attempt-at-a-lazy-ruby-solution-to-computing-fibonacc/145174 "2008-08-07T23:51:47Z")
Hi, first post to clr here. I have a guess a haskell bias as that’s the last language I learned, and now I’m learning ruby. I was trying to solve project euler problem 2 as an exercise. This is, sum all the even fibo… --- ## [Code Review: alpha-3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-review-alpha-3/145318)
**Author:** [@raker\_t](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raker_t)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 11:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-review-alpha-3/145318 "2008-08-07T23:38:55Z")
This is the rest of John’s work that I am going to work on. Removing SIGNED seems to cause too many problems with the build, and we may want to leave it in there. I’ve also fixed a minor bug with File.executable?. It … --- ## [Merb app. deployed to Websphere 6.1 fails on both AIX and Windows](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/merb-app-deployed-to-websphere-6-1-fails-on-both-aix-and-windows/145219)
**Author:** [@weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/weyus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 11:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/merb-app-deployed-to-websphere-6-1-fails-on-both-aix-and-windows/145219 "2008-08-07T23:27:48Z")
All, Any Websphere - heads in the house?. I’ve generated a WAR file around a small Merb. (0.9.3) app. using Warbler (0.9.10). Although I can get it to work fine in Websphere’s Community Edition (which is basically A… --- ## [Check out the following link on IronNails!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/check-out-the-following-link-on-ironnails/145319)
**Author:** [@ksunair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ksunair)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 11:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/check-out-the-following-link-on-ironnails/145319 "2008-08-07T23:26:37Z")
InfoQ did an interview with Ivan on his work on IronNails. --- ## [The Rubyist -- a semi-monthly magazine for Rubyists AVAILABLE NOW](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-rubyist-a-semi-monthly-magazine-for-rubyists-available-now/144692)
**Author:** [@Jeremy\_McAnally](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jeremy_McAnally)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-rubyist-a-semi-monthly-magazine-for-rubyists-available-now/144692 "2008-08-07T23:07:54Z")
Hello all, Just wanted to drop a quick note to let you know that the first issue of The Rubyist, a technical magazine focused on Ruby, is available in print and PDF now. Our first issue has articles from Ben Scofield… --- ## [Updating Ruby on Windows & Installed Gems](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating-ruby-on-windows-installed-gems/145151)
**Author:** [@johnt519](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/johnt519)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating-ruby-on-windows-installed-gems/145151 "2008-08-07T22:47:11Z")
Hello, I’d like to update the version of Ruby I have on this Windows box (installed using the One Click installer), which is currently at 1.8.6 (2007-03-13 patchlevel 0). I’ll use either the p111 version of the One C… --- ## [Ruby is on 9th Position and C# on 8th as per Tiobe Index](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-is-on-9th-position-and-c-on-8th-as-per-tiobe-index/145278)
**Author:** [@rahil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rahil)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 10:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-is-on-9th-position-and-c-on-8th-as-per-tiobe-index/145278 "2008-08-07T22:20:29Z")
Ruby is on 9th Position and C# on 8th as per Tiobe Index. These are pleasing news to read that Ruby is jumping very fast. http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html Will Ruby Takeover the C# posi… --- ## [Embedding Ruby 1.9](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/embedding-ruby-1-9/145316)
**Author:** [@kambiz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kambiz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/embedding-ruby-1-9/145316 "2008-08-07T21:21:18Z")
from main.c I have learned to load and run a single script but how can I load and run several scripts? When I call ruby\_run\_node for a second time I get a “Segmentation fault” error. This is OK: char \* f\[\] = {"",“scr… --- ## [How to save 32bit and 64 bit integers in ruby extension](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-save-32bit-and-64-bit-integers-in-ruby-extension/145310)
**Author:** [@orlick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/orlick)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 9:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-save-32bit-and-64-bit-integers-in-ruby-extension/145310 "2008-08-07T21:10:48Z")
Hi All, How can I read and write 32bit or 64bit values into my C extension. Thanks, -Alex --- ## [Array Of Objects, Removing Element From Memory](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/array-of-objects-removing-element-from-memory/145290)
**Author:** [@larsenmtl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/larsenmtl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/array-of-objects-removing-element-from-memory/145290 "2008-08-07T20:18:36Z")
Ruby F.s, I’m having trouble understanding when Ruby GC kicks in for Object instances that are no longer referred to by anything. A simple code sample to illustrate: class TestClass end collection = \[\] collection \<… --- ## [1.9 Ruby C Extension?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/1-9-ruby-c-extension/145307)
**Author:** [@orlick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/orlick)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/1-9-ruby-c-extension/145307 "2008-08-07T20:12:50Z")
Hi All, When writing ruby extensions in C, how can I save C pointers into ruby variables Bignum or Fixnum? The only Macros available are INT2FIX, INT2NUM & FIX2INT and NUM2INT. I can not save a pinter value that is… --- ## [Help copying files](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-copying-files/145231)
**Author:** [@bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bobm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-copying-files/145231 "2008-08-07T17:56:56Z")
Hi, I’m tryin to have Ruby copy some files so I don’t have to :smiley: I can make the Directories, but apparently I need FTOOLS to actually copy some files from hither to yon. I can’t seem to find FTOOLS…anybody know… --- ## [Problems when trying to use include](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-when-trying-to-use-include/145233)
**Author:** [@staypufd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/staypufd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-when-trying-to-use-include/145233 "2008-08-07T16:28:32Z")
I’m trying to access data from the skins table (see below) through a nested include with no luck. The association is all through imageasset but I do not know how to figure it out. Any help is highly appreciated. ####… --- ## [Need help detecting overlapping ranges](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-help-detecting-overlapping-ranges/145210)
**Author:** [@roxah](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/roxah)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 4:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-help-detecting-overlapping-ranges/145210 "2008-08-07T16:18:28Z")
Hello all, I am writing some code where I create a bunch of ranges, then at the end I want to create new ranges out of any ranges that overlap one another. For example, say I have the following ranges: (1…5) (7…11) (… --- ## [Install gems on shoes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-gems-on-shoes/145044)
**Author:** [@toospoiled](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/toospoiled)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-gems-on-shoes/145044 "2008-08-07T15:27:09Z")
I’ve executed with shoes this script on a .rb file: Shoes.setup do gem ‘json \>= 1.1.1’ gem ‘activerecord’ gem ‘sqlite3-ruby’ gem ‘RedCloth’ end require ‘json’ require ‘activerecord’ require ‘sqlite3’ requiee ‘R… --- ## [Re: Can't build under Mono](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-cant-build-under-mono/145237)
**Author:** [@raker\_t](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raker_t)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-cant-build-under-mono/145237 "2008-08-07T14:46:59Z")
Yep, case sensitivity. I’ve ran into it too, but haven’t fixed it. Anyone have a patch for this? --- ## [Iso-2022-jp implementation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/iso-2022-jp-implementation/246519)
**Author:** [@Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tanaka_A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 2:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/iso-2022-jp-implementation/246519 "2008-08-07T14:34:39Z")
ISO-2022-JP ‚ÌŽÀ‘•‚Å‚·‚ªA0x1e ‚ª shift ‚¾‚Æ‚¢‚Á‚Ä‚Ý‚½‚èA % ./ruby -ve ‘p “\\x1e”.encode(“euc-jp”, “iso-2022-jp”)’ ruby 1.9.0 (2008-08-07 revision 18416) \[i686-linux\] -e:1:in encode': shift is not supported (RuntimeEr… --- ## [Good Efforts by CodeThinked.com for IronRuby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/good-efforts-by-codethinked-com-for-ironruby/143649)
**Author:** [@softmind](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/softmind)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/good-efforts-by-codethinked-com-for-ironruby/143649 "2008-08-07T14:17:10Z")
Hi, I would suggest to keep an eye on http://www.codethinked.com/ A very good series of blogs for " IronRuby " are shaping yup there. My special thanks to the blogger for his contribution and special focus on IronRub… --- ## [RubyZipFIleSystem - help with simple task](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyzipfilesystem-help-with-simple-task/144132)
**Author:** [@nathandelane](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nathandelane)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyzipfilesystem-help-with-simple-task/144132 "2008-08-07T13:51:06Z")
I am new to Ruby, but am doing my best. I have a zip file that I’m trying to open, go to directory “word” and read one of the files out. Here is what I have so far: require ‘rubygems’ require ‘zip/zipfilesystem’ Zi… [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1052) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1054)