# Ruby **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1210 [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:** 1211 --- ## [1.9.0 HEAD build error (mswin32)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/1-9-0-head-build-error-mswin32/129170)
**Author:** [@KIMURA\_Koichi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/KIMURA_Koichi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/1-9-0-head-build-error-mswin32/129170 "2008-02-15T02:16:53Z")
e$BLZB\<$G$9!#e(B e$BNc$K$h$C$Fe(B mswin32 e$B$G$N%S%k%I%(%i!\<$NJs9p$G$9!#e(B 14e$BF|$Ne(Bfile.ce$B$KBP$9$k=$@5$Ge(B #ifdef HAVE\_TRUNCATE e$B$,e(B #ifdef HAVE\_FTRUNCATE e$B$KJQ$o$C$F$$$^$9$,!"$3$l$,e(B win32/Makefil… --- ## [Introducing Waves - Web App Framework](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/introducing-waves-web-app-framework/128134)
**Author:** [@danoyoung](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/danoyoung)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/introducing-waves-web-app-framework/128134 "2008-02-15T01:45:16Z")
I am pleased to announce the first beta release of Waves, an open- source framework for building Ruby-based Web applications. Waves is feature-rich, compact, and extensible. Waves is thread-safe, hot- patchable, and s… --- ## [Tagz-1.0.0](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tagz-1-0-0/129162)
**Author:** [@ara.t.howard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ara.t.howard)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2008, 12:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tagz-1-0-0/129162 "2008-02-15T00:20:08Z")
NAME tagz.rb SYNOPSIS object mixin for squeaky clean and super speedy generation of any sgml (html/xml) tags using a private dsl + module level interface require 'tagz' html = Tagz{ htm… --- ## [If || statements](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/if-statements/128587)
**Author:** [@jmaenpaa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jmaenpaa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 11:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/if-statements/128587 "2008-02-14T23:10:44Z")
Hey chaps, Is is at all possible to have a statement such as p "some string " if ( stuff || more\_stuff || other\_stuff) – Regards, John M. --- ## [My noob "numbering lines" programe. How to improve?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/my-noob-numbering-lines-programe-how-to-improve/129070)
**Author:** [@scudco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/scudco)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 9:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/my-noob-numbering-lines-programe-how-to-improve/129070 "2008-02-14T21:33:29Z")
Give us hints on how to improve this program. If you want to show your code off then go ahead but please give us the hints first i.e. what methods you would use, what you would rewrite in my code etc. Its so much bett… --- ## [Lambda/procs and dynamically generated methods](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lambda-procs-and-dynamically-generated-methods/129136)
**Author:** [@bigdaddy71](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bigdaddy71)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lambda-procs-and-dynamically-generated-methods/129136 "2008-02-14T20:27:40Z")
I’m not sure one way is technically better than the other, so if anyone has any input, I’d be glad to hear it. class Job def initialize(file = nil) raise “need file or block” if fil.nil? || !block\_given? @action = b… --- ## [Ri bug?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ri-bug/129103)
**Author:** [@nobullet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nobullet)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ri-bug/129103 "2008-02-14T19:43:50Z")
Try ri -T Object#blank? in console (Ubuntu). The result is: More than one method matched your request. You can refine your search by asking for information on one of: Object#blank?, Object#blank? Is any way to poi… --- ## [Newbie Problem : Including gems in Rake::TestTask](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-problem-including-gems-in-rake-testtask/129133)
**Author:** [@michaelb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/michaelb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-problem-including-gems-in-rake-testtask/129133 "2008-02-14T18:36:45Z")
I’d like to include spec behaviour testing behaviour in the Rake::TestTask, however I am unable to do this. At the moment, my code looks like this. require ‘rake’ require ‘rake/testtask’ require ‘3rd\_party/bacon/lib… --- ## [Challenge: Can you solve the game of Munch/Chomp?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/challenge-can-you-solve-the-game-of-munch-chomp/129089)
**Author:** [@stedwick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stedwick)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/challenge-can-you-solve-the-game-of-munch-chomp/129089 "2008-02-14T17:51:13Z")
http://www.philipbrocoum.com/munch/ I think the game is really fun, especially since the comp will whoop your butt. Anyway, I solved it in my own, ridiculously newb-ish way using Ruby (I’m a math guy, not a programmi… --- ## [How to contrubute to IronRuby?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-contrubute-to-ironruby/128989)
**Author:** [@nero](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nero)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-contrubute-to-ironruby/128989 "2008-02-14T17:34:56Z")
Hi all, someone can resume me how to contribute to IronRuby project? where, and how, send patches? and if there’s a todo list… I’ve already read the wiki page http://ironruby.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl?ContributingTo… --- ## [String#sub with ascii string fails to cache Regexp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-sub-with-ascii-string-fails-to-cache-regexp/129124)
**Author:** [@Yusuke\_ENDOH](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yusuke_ENDOH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-sub-with-ascii-string-fails-to-cache-regexp/129124 "2008-02-14T17:27:36Z")
e$B1sF#$G$9!#e(B sub e$B$de(B gsub e$B$OBh0l0z?t$,J8;zNs$N;~!"$=$NJ8;zNs$re(B rb\_reg\_quote e$B$7$?$b$N$re(B rb\_reg\_regcomp e$B$G%-%c%C%7%e$7$^$9!#e(B $ time LANG=C ./ruby -ve ‘n = “\\u3042” \* 1000; 30000.times { “”.su… --- ## [MatchData#{key?,has\_key?}](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/matchdata-key-has-key/129118)
**Author:** [@Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tanaka_A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 4:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/matchdata-key-has-key/129118 "2008-02-14T16:04:52Z")
MatchData e$B$G!"$"$kItJ,J8;zNs$,B8:\_$9$k$+$I$&$+$rD4$Y$ke(B MatchData#has\_key?(n), MatchData#key?(n) e$B$rDI2C$9$k$N$O$I$&e(B e$B$G$7$g$&$+!#e(B e$B$3$l$,$J$/$F$be(B MatchData#\[n\] e$B$GD4$Y$i$l$^$9$,!"$3$l$OJ8;zNs$r… --- ## [Robert's Ruby Riddle: Local or Method](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/roberts-ruby-riddle-local-or-method/129019)
**Author:** [@flatekmonkey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/flatekmonkey)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 2:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/roberts-ruby-riddle-local-or-method/129019 "2008-02-14T14:04:31Z")
Hi list I was just thinking it might fun to present some of Ruby’s features in form of a riddle. There was an interesting thread yesterday and as I always forget the basics I wrote some testcode to find out if the loc… --- ## [How can I write this method in one line?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-write-this-method-in-one-line/129106)
**Author:** [@cujigar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cujigar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 1:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-write-this-method-in-one-line/129106 "2008-02-14T13:02:46Z")
def gen\_indices\_string num string = “” num.times{|i| string\<\<(i+1).to\_s} return string end I have a feeling that stuff can be written in a single line using some of the ruby API. Can anyone help? thanks --- ## [Is there a faster way? using Find to update repositories](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-a-faster-way-using-find-to-update-repositories/129050)
**Author:** [@3nd3r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/3nd3r)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 11:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-a-faster-way-using-find-to-update-repositories/129050 "2008-02-14T11:28:12Z")
require ‘fileutils’ require ‘find’ include FileUtils::Verbose GIT\_DIR = File.expand\_path("~/programming/repos") def find\_git(dir) git\_repo = lambda{|d| Dir.entries(d).include?(’.git’) } dirs = \[\] Find.find(dir) do… --- ## [Calling different class files using require](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calling-different-class-files-using-require/129104)
**Author:** [@rubist](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubist)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 11:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calling-different-class-files-using-require/129104 "2008-02-14T11:01:04Z")
Hi all, I have 2 files which are placed in two different folders. These folders are not under any Classpath & i am using a windows system. I have the following snippet of program, which i am stuck with, FILE 1: clas… --- ## [Hash$B$+$i(BStruct$B$r:n$k(B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hash-b-i-bstruct-b-r-n-k-b/127174)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 9:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hash-b-i-bstruct-b-r-n-k-b/127174 "2008-02-14T09:14:37Z")
e$B$k$S$-$A$G$9!#e(B Hashe$B$+$ie(BStructe$B$r:n$l$?$i$$$$$J$H;W$$$^$7$?!#e(B def Struct(hash) Struct.new(\*hash.keys.map(&:to\_sym)).new(\*hash.values) end s = Struct(“a”=\>1, :b=\>2) # =\> # s.a … --- ## [Typo in ruby\_1\_8/ext/dl/ptr.c](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/typo-in-ruby-1-8-ext-dl-ptr-c/129102)
**Author:** [@IKOMA\_Yoshiki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/IKOMA_Yoshiki)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 9:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/typo-in-ruby-1-8-ext-dl-ptr-c/129102 "2008-02-14T09:11:05Z")
e$B@86p$H?=$7$^$9!#e(B ruby\_1\_8e$B%V%i%s%A$Ne(B ext/dl/ptr.c e$B$Ke(Btypoe$B$,$"$k$h$&$G$9!#e(B Index: ext/dl/ptr.c — ext/dl/ptr.c (revision 15469) +++ ext/dl/ptr.c (working copy) @@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ dlmem\_each\_… --- ## [Ruby 2.0 and Domain-Specific language](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-2-0-and-domain-specific-language/129088)
**Author:** [@rustem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rustem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 9:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-2-0-and-domain-specific-language/129088 "2008-02-14T09:00:30Z")
Salam aleikum I want to write Ruby program on my native language for example in Russain. I think its first step to real Domain-Specific language for non english-speaking mans . In new release of Ruby can I use Rus… --- ## [Argscat,argspush](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/argscat-argspush/128969)
**Author:** [@nobu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nobu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 7:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/argscat-argspush/128969 "2008-02-14T07:49:49Z")
e$B$J$+$@$G$9!#e(B e$B$f$&$Y!"e(Brescuee$B6g$Ne(Bsplate$B$r$J$s$H$+$7$h$&$He(Bparse.ye$B$He(Bcompile.ce$B$r$$e(B e$B$8$C$F$\_$?$s$G$9$,!"e(BNODE\_ARGSCATe$B$He(BNODE\_ARGSPUSHe$B$N9=B$$,$$$5$5$+e(B e$B$a$s$I$/$5$$46$8$G0… --- ## [Another RMagick and rotation question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/another-rmagick-and-rotation-question/129061)
**Author:** [@nephish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nephish)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/another-rmagick-and-rotation-question/129061 "2008-02-14T03:27:42Z")
Hello there all, i have an RMagick image of a circle with a line through it ( in png) i would like to rotate the image, but whenever i use rotate to do this, it makes a smaller image because the image is actually a ci… --- ## [Initializing external Ruby libraries](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/initializing-external-ruby-libraries/129078)
**Author:** [@Wayne\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Wayne_K)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 3:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/initializing-external-ruby-libraries/129078 "2008-02-14T03:18:55Z")
For Ruby libraries such as sockets, openssl etc (ie not built-in classes or modules), I assume we will implement/port them using say C# to produce a managed dll (eg socket.dll). Client programs will then require ‘sock… --- ## [Lost in "=", forest searching for methods of abstraction (bad habits die hard)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lost-in-forest-searching-for-methods-of-abstraction-bad-habits-die-hard/128695)
**Author:** [@prhlava](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/prhlava)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 2:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lost-in-forest-searching-for-methods-of-abstraction-bad-habits-die-hard/128695 "2008-02-14T02:50:46Z")
Hello, I have done few years of programming in Clipper and few more in MS Access (experience not worth repeating). Since then I have being using ruby (sporadically and not for big projects), but with a bad style (I r… --- ## [New Ruby developer Rake questions](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-ruby-developer-rake-questions/128941)
**Author:** [@wannabe-coder](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wannabe-coder)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-ruby-developer-rake-questions/128941 "2008-02-14T01:44:22Z")
I am relatively new to Ruby and I am trying to introduce Rake to build my .NET system. I have a series of related projects that I’d like to build either separately or together. Conceptually, I have the following str… --- ## [HTML form action calling a Ruby def?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/html-form-action-calling-a-ruby-def/129065)
**Author:** [@Serg\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Serg_K)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 12:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/html-form-action-calling-a-ruby-def/129065 "2008-02-14T00:41:09Z")
Hi, Does anyone have a solution to calling a Ruby method when someone clicks on the Submit button of an HTML form (without Rails)? And an ancillary question, is there a way to catch the form input into Ruby variable… --- ## [\[ANN\] Nanoki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-nanoki/129077)
**Author:** [@Petite\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Petite_A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-nanoki/129077 "2008-02-14T00:35:17Z")
\[Not even remotely related to Ruby, RoR or anything\] Nanoki, a sweet little wiki engine implemented in Lua \[1\]. http://alt.textdrive.com/nanoki/ Online demo: http://svr225.stepx.com:3388/nanoki Kind regards, PA. \[… --- ## [Ruby, Perl, Python](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-perl-python/128990)
**Author:** [@nefigah](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nefigah)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-perl-python/128990 "2008-02-14T00:22:19Z")
As a new programmer (still in school), I’m curious as to the world of scripting languages and their roles. I am learning Ruby (played a bit with Rails a year ago, but more recently have been using it for my own script… --- ## [Most useful instance methods](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/most-useful-instance-methods/128957)
**Author:** [@scudco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/scudco)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/most-useful-instance-methods/128957 "2008-02-13T23:47:51Z")
Ive just been getting to grips with some of the string and array methods. The basics were easy enough such as reverse. Then came map and uniq. Im wondering what else is good to practice with. It seems to make sense to… --- ## [Text editor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/text-editor/78861)
**Author:** [@dan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/text-editor/78861 "2008-02-13T22:16:57Z")
hey all, does anyone know where I can find a good text editor for code? --- ## [What Editor?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-editor/128898)
**Author:** [@dreamwave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dreamwave)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-editor/128898 "2008-02-13T21:52:42Z")
Just curious what editors people are using to write IronRuby code in? Right now I’m using Emacs… – Michael L. \[Polymath Programmer\] http://michaeldotnet.blogspot.com [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1209) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1211)