# Ruby **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1076 [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:** 1077 --- ## [Re: Symbolify (#169)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-symbolify-169/142903)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-symbolify-169/142903 "2008-07-14T02:00:13Z")
Sorry, forgot that rule. --- ## [ForkAndReturn 0.1.0](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/forkandreturn-0-1-0/142914)
**Author:** [@erikveen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/erikveen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/forkandreturn-0-1-0/142914 "2008-07-14T00:22:35Z")
ForkAndReturn 0.1.0 is released. RDoc: http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/forkandreturn/doc/index.html Download: http://rubyforge.org/projects/forkandreturn/index.html gegroet, Erik V. - http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/ For… --- ## [Hpricot question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hpricot-question/142872)
**Author:** [@rainer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rainer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hpricot-question/142872 "2008-07-13T23:29:19Z")
Hello, I’m a humble beginner with Hpricot. I want to write a method that performs certain actions for every HTML tag of a given HTML fragment. In the documentation, I have only found search mechanisms that to for a s… --- ## [Adding methods to Kernel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-methods-to-kernel/142956)
**Author:** [@editkid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/editkid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-methods-to-kernel/142956 "2008-07-13T23:16:27Z")
I am still having problems adding the BigDecimal method into the Kernel module. As I understand it the correct method is to create a new class that extends Kernel and adds the methods as both Private-Instance and Pu… --- ## [\[Ruby 1.8 - Bug #269\] (Open) OptionParser#environment requires shellwords](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-bug-269-open-optionparser-environment-requires-shellwords/142923)
**Author:** [@Takashi\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Takashi_T)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-bug-269-open-optionparser-environment-requires-shellwords/142923 "2008-07-13T23:07:41Z")
e$B%A%1%C%He(B #269 e$B$,Js9p$5$l$^$7$?!#e(B (by Takashi T.) Bug #269: OptionParser#environment requires shellwords http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/269 e$B5/I\<\ **Author:** [@byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/byrnejb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 9:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/july-14-phoenix-ruby-user-group-meeting/142948 "2008-07-13T21:59:40Z") July Phoenix Ruby U. Group Meeting Date: Monday, July 14, 2008 Time: 6:30 pm - at Saguaro branch Phoenix Public Library Place: Saguaro branch Phoenix Public Library 2808 N. 46th Street Phoenix, AZ 85008 IMPORTANT… --- ## [Ruby DCamp - a Ruby unconference to be held in DC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-dcamp-a-ruby-unconference-to-be-held-in-dc/142947)
**Author:** [@elight](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/elight)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-dcamp-a-ruby-unconference-to-be-held-in-dc/142947 "2008-07-13T21:29:14Z")
All, A few words from Chad F., at the beginning of RailsConf, set my head spinning. Chad said, “I don’t do well in classroom environments”. Ironically, the conventional Ruby conference seems to adhere closely to a … --- ## [Threads and Ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/threads-and-ruby/141727)
**Author:** [@barjunk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/barjunk)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/threads-and-ruby/141727 "2008-07-13T19:51:17Z")
I’ve been hunting around for information regarding threads, and to me, it seems confusing and conflicting. What I’m trying to find out is…if I was going to start using threads in Ruby, which version of Ruby should I b… --- ## [BackgrounDRb 1.0.4 release](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backgroundrb-1-0-4-release/142928)
**Author:** [@gnufied](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gnufied)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backgroundrb-1-0-4-release/142928 "2008-07-13T19:01:59Z")
Hi, I am proud to release BackgrounDRb 1.0.4. This release contains, many fixes as listed below: Folks, as you are probably aware that I am working on getting cluster/distributed job handling support for BackgrounDR… --- ## [\[ANN\] London Ruby User Group - 14th July 2008](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-london-ruby-user-group-14th-july-2008/142929)
**Author:** [@Murray\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Murray_S)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-london-ruby-user-group-14th-july-2008/142929 "2008-07-13T17:17:10Z")
Hi all, The London Ruby U. Group is having it’s next meeting tomorrow, Monday, the 14th of July, 2008. Sorry about the late notice! Date: 14th July, 2008 Time: 6:30pm (talks) 8:00pm (drinks) Venue: The Old Session… --- ## [AutoIt: HWnd function of AutoIt giving method missing error](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/autoit-hwnd-function-of-autoit-giving-method-missing-error/142868)
**Author:** [@anukulsinghal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anukulsinghal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/autoit-hwnd-function-of-autoit-giving-method-missing-error/142868 "2008-07-13T16:59:15Z")
Hi, I am using AutoIt in my ruby code to automate a client application.Although most of the AutoIt methods are working fine, I am not able to use the HWnd function of AutoIt, getting a method missing error. Would lik… --- ## [Packet - 0.1.7, Ruby Library for EventDriven Network programming](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/packet-0-1-7-ruby-library-for-eventdriven-network-programming/142927)
**Author:** [@gnufied](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gnufied)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 4:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/packet-0-1-7-ruby-library-for-eventdriven-network-programming/142927 "2008-07-13T16:45:00Z")
Hi, I am proud to release 0.1.7 version of Packet. Packet is a pure ruby library for writing network applications in Ruby. It follows Evented Model of network programming and implements almost all the features provi… --- ## [Regular expressions help](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/regular-expressions-help/142888)
**Author:** [@vivek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vivek)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 4:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/regular-expressions-help/142888 "2008-07-13T16:09:17Z")
Hi, How do I split the below string into words…Words can be either a consecutive set of non whitespace characters or anything withn " " ‘hi hello “hello world” hey yo’ should return \[hi, hello, hello world,hey,yo\] … --- ## [Dynamic Arrary Names](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dynamic-arrary-names/142917)
**Author:** [@drweb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/drweb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 3:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dynamic-arrary-names/142917 "2008-07-13T15:56:39Z")
Is there any way in ruby to create dynamic array names? correctarrayfiles=Dir.glob(“array\_ast\_correct\_\*.rb”).size correctarrayfiles.times do |num| correctfiles=findbug.file\_exist(“array\_ast\_correct”) array+num=findbu… --- ## [\[Ruby 1.8 - Bug #269\] OptionParser#environment requires shellwords](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-bug-269-optionparser-environment-requires-shellwords/142920)
**Author:** [@Shyouhei\_U](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shyouhei_U)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-bug-269-optionparser-environment-requires-shellwords/142920 "2008-07-13T15:22:27Z")
e$B%A%1%C%He(B #269 e$B$,99?7$5$l$^$7$?!#e(B (by Shyouhei U.) e$BC4Ev\ **Author:** [@cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cmaxvv)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-install-gems-after-a-new-ubuntu-install/142882 "2008-07-13T13:16:26Z") Sorry if this is the wrong forum… Previously i’d been using ubuntu in a VM in windows. Finally i’ve taken the plunge and wiped windows completely and done a proper ubuntu install. (which was the easiest OS install i… --- ## [ThreadLimiter 0.1.0](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/threadlimiter-0-1-0/142913)
**Author:** [@erikveen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/erikveen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/threadlimiter-0-1-0/142913 "2008-07-13T12:22:05Z")
ThreadLimiter 0.1.0 is released. RDoc: threadlimiter (0.2.1) Download: http://rubyforge.org/projects/threadlimiter/index.html gegroet, Erik V. - http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/ ThreadLimiter forks threads like Thre… --- ## [Is there any way to package a Ruby Shoes app into an .exe File?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-package-a-ruby-shoes-app-into-an-exe-file/140696)
**Author:** [@ZippySwish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ZippySwish)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 10:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-package-a-ruby-shoes-app-into-an-exe-file/140696 "2008-07-13T10:35:38Z")
It’s not really very redistributable if I have to tell people to install Ruby and Shoes first… I’ve seen the “.shy” files but couldn’t find any documentation on those either. TIA --- ## [Can ruby replace bash scripts for linux script](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-ruby-replace-bash-scripts-for-linux-script/142854)
**Author:** [@greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/greg)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 4:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-ruby-replace-bash-scripts-for-linux-script/142854 "2008-07-13T04:44:18Z")
hi, I need to develop some backup scripts for my linux box. I’m ok with Ruby but havn’t done bash scripts before. Is ruby up to replacing bash shell scripts for this? (eg calling commands, eg rsynch, getting respons… --- ## [iPhone site launched under JRuby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/iphone-site-launched-under-jruby/142759)
**Author:** [@tma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tma)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 4:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/iphone-site-launched-under-jruby/142759 "2008-07-13T04:06:19Z")
Hi, Thought you guys may be interested in a new site running under JRuby. We’ve just released this to coincide with the iPhone launch in Australia this morning: http://iphone.truelocal.com.au/ It’s a pretty simple d… --- ## [Modules](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/modules/142858)
**Author:** [@ole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ole)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 3:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/modules/142858 "2008-07-13T03:47:36Z")
I understand the way these things are working but I don’t really understand what’s going on and why. module Foo def bar 1 end def Foo.zim 2 end end Foo.zim # works, OK, fair enough 2 Foo::zim # works, but… --- ## [Inject idiom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inject-idiom/142825)
**Author:** [@i-blis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/i-blis)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inject-idiom/142825 "2008-07-13T01:55:18Z")
Dear all, I am new to Ruby (coming right away from Perl). I’ve been playing with Hpricot for the sake of learning and wrote a simple script to hash link entries with their tags from del.icio.us front page. My first a… --- ## [Memory Usage Tests](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/memory-usage-tests/142876)
**Author:** [@acampos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/acampos)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/memory-usage-tests/142876 "2008-07-13T01:15:36Z")
Hi All, In order to track down some high memory usage problems I have in a server process that is using the IronRuby engine I have run a test using a single line script and have encountered an issue that looks suspic… --- ## [Circle Drawing (#166)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/circle-drawing-166/140394)
**Author:** [@mansfiem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mansfiem)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2008, 10:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/circle-drawing-166/140394 "2008-07-12T22:30:38Z")
\-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- The three rules of Ruby Q. 2: Please do not post any solutions or spoiler discussion for this quiz until 48 hours have passed from the time on th… --- ## [Behavior of delete! method](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/behavior-of-delete-method/142892)
**Author:** [@alexd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexd)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2008, 9:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/behavior-of-delete-method/142892 "2008-07-12T21:22:29Z")
I am confused by the use of the delete! method as applied to a string. In IRB if I type foo = “hello” bar = foo foo.delete!(“h”) then both foo and bar become “ello”. How come bar isn’t independent of foo in this c… --- ## [Continuous integration server](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/continuous-integration-server/142643)
**Author:** [@philswenson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/philswenson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/continuous-integration-server/142643 "2008-07-12T20:57:00Z")
what are people using for CI servers for their Java/JRuby/JRuby on Rails projects? what are people using for mixed Java/Ruby builds? I’m trying to convince someone to go from Java to JRuby/Java/JRuby on Rails for th… --- ## [Threadify-0.0.1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/threadify-0-0-1/141935)
**Author:** [@ara\_howard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ara_howard)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/threadify-0-0-1/141935 "2008-07-12T18:41:04Z")
this one’s for you charlie :wink: NAME threadify.rb SYNOPSIS enumerable = %w( a b c d ) enumerable.threadify(2){ ‘process this block using two worker threads’ } DESCRIPTION threadify.rb makes it stupid easy to pr… --- ## [IronRuby and Strong Name Verification Skipping](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ironruby-and-strong-name-verification-skipping/142853)
**Author:** [@acampos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/acampos)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ironruby-and-strong-name-verification-skipping/142853 "2008-07-12T14:49:23Z")
Hi All, I was wondering if anyone could shed any light on how strong names, assembly signing and verification skipping is working with IronRuby now? After checking out the latest version of IronRuby from svn I was abl… --- ## [Httperf4r-0.0.1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/httperf4r-0-0-1/142867)
**Author:** [@svidyuk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/svidyuk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2008, 11:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/httperf4r-0-0-1/142867 "2008-07-12T11:23:34Z")
httperf4r version 0.0.1 is released! http://httperf4r.rubyforge.org httperf4r is ruby wrapper of httperf(http://www.hpl.hp.com/research/ linux/httperf/) webserver benchmarking utility and autobench(http:// Autobench)… --- ## [Limitations of all Ruby ORMs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/limitations-of-all-ruby-orms/139887)
**Author:** [@axyd80](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/axyd80)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2008, 9:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/limitations-of-all-ruby-orms/139887 "2008-07-12T09:01:15Z")
Hello, last days i investigated three ORM frameworks: ActiveRecords, DataMapper and Og. And found that they all shares almost same limitations (when i write ‘support’ i mean that tool allows to solve task ‘simply’ and … [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1075) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1077)