# Ruby **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1589 [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:** 1590 --- ## [Win 32 utils changenotify](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win-32-utils-changenotify/79440)
**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 9:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win-32-utils-changenotify/79440 "2006-12-15T09:14:16Z")
I just downloaded and installed the win32utils installer. When I try to run the sample script provide in changenotify.txt require “win32/changenotify” include Win32 Wait for any writes to files in the C:\\ drive. filt… --- ## [Re: gems cleverness?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-gems-cleverness/79449)
**Author:** [@CameronS\_Gemma\_SUK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/CameronS_Gemma_SUK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 9:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-gems-cleverness/79449 "2006-12-15T09:12:15Z")
You’re all going to be making my head very big… I’m not all that clever to warrant an entire thread on my intelligence, but thanks all the same… ( ; Gem --- ## [Newbie: unpacking binary data](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-unpacking-binary-data/79343)
**Author:** [@markcasio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/markcasio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 8:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-unpacking-binary-data/79343 "2006-12-15T08:32:14Z")
Hi, Thanks for the efforts put into making Ruby available! While new to Ruby it seems worth investing some time in. Eventually I’d like to unpack some data from a binary file and insert it into a MySQL table. At th… --- ## [Attn: Robert Klemme](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attn-robert-klemme/79443)
**Author:** [@markcasio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/markcasio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 8:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attn-robert-klemme/79443 "2006-12-15T08:19:56Z")
Hi, Could Robert K. please re-post his reply to “newbie: unpacking binary data”? It seems my post and his reply have disappeared into the ethernet. Thanks in advance Regards Mark --- ## [\[ANN\] Rassmalog 2.0.0](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-rassmalog-2-0-0/79444)
**Author:** [@snk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 6:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-rassmalog-2-0-0/79444 "2006-12-15T06:35:18Z")
Rassmalog is a static blog engine based on RSS 2.0, YAML, and Textile. It features an extensible blog formatting mechanism, easy configuration, and automatic tagging, archiving, syntax coloring, and table of contents. … --- ## [RubyForge offline](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyforge-offline/79394)
**Author:** [@tbcox23](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tbcox23)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 6:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyforge-offline/79394 "2006-12-15T06:01:47Z")
Hi all - RubyForge is offline; we’re investigating it. Mirror information is here: http://tomcopeland.blogs.com/juniordeveloper/2006/10/rubyforge\_down.html Thanks for your patience, Tom --- ## [DateTime.strptime()](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/datetime-strptime/79301)
**Author:** [@javamllama](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/javamllama)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 3:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/datetime-strptime/79301 "2006-12-15T03:47:55Z")
Sorry for posting a beginner question here, but it seems like date/format.rb is missing documentation on ruby-doc.org. So, the question is, why does this code not work? (I’m using ruby-1.8.4) irb(main):001:0\> requi… --- ## [FYI - Ruby related article/blog on Reddit front page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fyi-ruby-related-article-blog-on-reddit-front-page/79381)
**Author:** [@dfg59](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dfg59)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 3:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fyi-ruby-related-article-blog-on-reddit-front-page/79381 "2006-12-15T03:39:54Z")
It’s not the most flattering blog post: http://noodlejunkie.com/articles/2006/12/10/ruby-is-rotting The title is also misleading, as Ruby as a language is fine. Post on the blog or reddit to clarify concerns and objec… --- ## [Saikuro v0.2 Released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/saikuro-v0-2-released/79231)
**Author:** [@Zev\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Zev_B)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 3:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/saikuro-v0-2-released/79231 "2006-12-15T03:33:52Z")
Saikuro is a Ruby cyclomatic complexity analyzer. http://saikuro.rubyforge.org When given Ruby source code Saikuro will generate a report listing the cyclomatic complexity of each method found. In addition, Saikuro … --- ## [IO output problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/io-output-problem/79437)
**Author:** [@kevin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kevin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 3:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/io-output-problem/79437 "2006-12-15T03:19:50Z")
I run one of examples of Programming Ruby, code as follows: class Sone … end song = Sone.new(…, …, …) song.inspect song.to\_s why I can’t see output? where is output of inspect and to\_s ? It outputs to somewhere els… --- ## [1.8.5 Christmas release?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/1-8-5-christmas-release/78876)
**Author:** [@Urabe\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Urabe_S)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/1-8-5-christmas-release/78876 "2006-12-15T03:13:49Z")
e$BKNIt$G$9!#e(B1.8.5-p2e$B%j%j!\<%9$N:\]$K$O8f@$OC$K$J$j$^$7$?!#e(B e$B$5$F!"$=$N8e$b$$$/$D$+B\>$N%V%i%s%A$+$i%P%C%/%\]!\<%H$7$?7k2L!“8=:\_e(B ruby\_1\_8\_5e$B$N%Q%C%A%l%Y%k$Oe(B8e$B$^$GMh$F$$$^$9!#$3$30l=54V$/$i$$$G$b$&$A$g$C… --- ## [String#insert method is destructive... inconsistent?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-insert-method-is-destructive-inconsistent/79423)
**Author:** [@joep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joep)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 3:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-insert-method-is-destructive-inconsistent/79423 "2006-12-15T03:05:48Z")
Hi all, I am relatively new to Ruby, and I am loving it! I have a long Python background, and one of the things I love about Ruby is that it is easier to know and even remember which methods are destructive and which… --- ## [Rubyforge.org down again?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyforge-org-down-again/79431)
**Author:** [@Kyle\_kirby\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kyle_kirby_D)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 2:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyforge-org-down-again/79431 "2006-12-15T02:29:44Z")
Does any body know why rubyforge.org is down again? and when it will be back up? :frowning: --- ## [Motiro 0.5.4 released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/motiro-0-5-4-released/79430)
**Author:** [@thiagoalessio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/thiagoalessio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 2:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/motiro-0-5-4-released/79430 "2006-12-15T02:09:41Z")
Motiro is a project tracking tool. I have been writing it on my free time on the last ten months. Version 0.5.4 is available since last Wednesday (13th) and is the thirteenth publicly available release. Motiro was bu… --- ## [SVG Canvas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/svg-canvas/79267)
**Author:** [@squinonescolon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/squinonescolon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 1:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/svg-canvas/79267 "2006-12-15T01:21:35Z")
I’ve been looking for a couple of days now and I can’t find a library for svg graphics with a canvas object so I can make a financial charting application(stand alone, not web based), is there such a thing? maybe I’m … --- ## [Restricted capture in Regexp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restricted-capture-in-regexp/79215)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 1:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restricted-capture-in-regexp/79215 "2006-12-15T01:05:31Z")
Is there a regexp feature that lets me require something to be present in the input string for the regexp to match, but for that to not become captured as part of the match? I want this so that I can scan and gsub on … --- ## [Variables and References](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/variables-and-references/79429)
**Author:** [@Aytek\_YSSS\_ksel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Aytek_YSSS_ksel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 1:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/variables-and-references/79429 "2006-12-15T01:01:31Z")
Hi, I’m new to ruby. Trying to understand how variables hold references to objects. I wrote some simple example for this: Trying to observ person1 and person2 are aliases. (they references the same object) person1 =… --- ## [Trouble installing Gems](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-installing-gems/79272)
**Author:** [@jwigal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jwigal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 12:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-installing-gems/79272 "2006-12-15T00:35:28Z")
Hello, I am running Zenlinux 4.0 and i cannot seem to get Ruby Gems to work correctly. Zen ships with 1.8.4… i tried to install gems 0.9 sudo ruby setup.rb gives me an error “LoadError: no such file to load” the fi… --- ## [Hash/2-d array help!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hash-2-d-array-help/79387)
**Author:** [@maz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/maz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 12:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hash-2-d-array-help/79387 "2006-12-15T00:10:46Z")
Would anyone happen to know how would I go about creating a hash where I have more then one value equating to another? i.e. England =\> Liverpool, England =\> London, France =\>Rennes, England=\>Plymouth, France=\>Paris. I… --- ## [Questions about DRb and security](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/questions-about-drb-and-security/79011)
**Author:** [@zenzei](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zenzei)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/questions-about-drb-and-security/79011 "2006-12-15T00:07:24Z")
Hello, apart from running the DRb server over SSL and with $SAFE = 1, I would like to add some user authentication to the process. What I was thinking, is create a proxy object that would forward the server object if… --- ## [Ruby File Copy SEG-FAULT on 64-bit System](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-file-copy-seg-fault-on-64-bit-system/79393)
**Author:** [@cjeness](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cjeness)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2006, 10:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-file-copy-seg-fault-on-64-bit-system/79393 "2006-12-14T22:18:46Z")
I have a Ruby script which copies certain files from one subdirectory to another. I am running the latest version of Ruby (1.8.51.10) available from Suse under Suse Linux 9.3. On my 32-bit computer, my Ruby script … --- ## [Ruby forum posts and replies disappearing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-forum-posts-and-replies-disappearing/79417)
**Author:** [@markcasio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/markcasio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2006, 10:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-forum-posts-and-replies-disappearing/79417 "2006-12-14T22:18:23Z")
Hi, Several users report similar behavior in the RForum - but there has been no reponse for 30-80 days, so I’m posting here in the hope someone could shed some light… I cannot find my post to the Ruby forum. I recei… --- ## [Problem compiling openssl on ruby-1.8.5-p2 with gcc 3.2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-compiling-openssl-on-ruby-1-8-5-p2-with-gcc-3-2/79386)
**Author:** [@vtphysguy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vtphysguy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2006, 6:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-compiling-openssl-on-ruby-1-8-5-p2-with-gcc-3-2/79386 "2006-12-14T18:58:29Z")
Sorry to resurrect this old post - but I just ran into the problem referenced below. I thought ruby-1.8.5-p2 would have the fix, but it did not. Applying the patch worked for me too. I just thought it’d be good for f… --- ## [(no subject)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-subject/79371)
**Author:** [@Maksim\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Maksim_B)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2006, 6:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-subject/79371 "2006-12-14T18:08:22Z")
Hi! I’m quite new to ruby language. Can anyone please explain why in the attached ruby code the setter methods return their argument instead of the last statement’s value, and the string ‘weird stuff’ gets output onl… --- ## [POPL 2007 Call for Participation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/popl-2007-call-for-participation/79322)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/popl-2007-call-for-participation/79322 "2006-12-14T17:56:21Z")
ACM SIGPLAN-SIGACT Symposium \* on \* Principles of Programming Languages \* … --- ## [Ruby on rails error](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-error/79376)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Arnst](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jack_Arnst)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-error/79376 "2006-12-14T17:39:51Z")
The error and code is below. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Error is You have a nil object when you didn’t expect it! You might have expected an instance of Array. The error occured while evaluating nil.each … --- ## [FXRuby 1.6.4 redux](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fxruby-1-6-4-redux/79319)
**Author:** [@Michael\_TSRichter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Michael_TSRichter)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2006, 3:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fxruby-1-6-4-redux/79319 "2006-12-14T15:57:52Z")
OK, thanks to the timely help of Lyle J. (Thanks, Lyle!) I got FXRuby 1.6.4 compiled and installed. Unfortunately I cannot say that I have it running. Using ‘gem install fxruby’, as per the FXRuby web site’s warnin… --- ## [Troubles with Safari PDF version of The Ruby Way 2nd edition](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/troubles-with-safari-pdf-version-of-the-ruby-way-2nd-edition/79354)
**Author:** [@rodchile](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rodchile)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2006, 3:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/troubles-with-safari-pdf-version-of-the-ruby-way-2nd-edition/79354 "2006-12-14T15:47:51Z")
Hi All, I’ve been struggling with tech support at O’Reilly Safari Online in getting a good PDF of The Ruby Way 2nd edition via the Rough Cuts program. My generated PDF of the book doesn’t have any navigation structur… --- ## [Tournament Matchups (#105)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tournament-matchups-105/79355)
**Author:** [@bbazzarrakk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bbazzarrakk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2006, 3:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tournament-matchups-105/79355 "2006-12-14T15:17:44Z")
Quite a few people took a stab at this problem with some mighty clever code. I’ll confess that I spent a fair amount of time in IRb just to understand some of the entries. Perhaps that is instructive in and of itsel… --- ## [Join\_with](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/join-with/78508)
**Author:** [@Martin\_DeMello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Martin_DeMello)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2006, 2:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/join-with/78508 "2006-12-14T14:45:42Z")
While golfing with the hex\_ip thread, I realised that map takes no argument, and join takes no block, leaving a vacuum for a combined method: module Enumerable def join\_with(sep, &blk) map(&blk).join(sep) end end … [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1588) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1590)