# Ruby **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1706 [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:** 1707 --- ## [How can I get you to use mkrf?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-get-you-to-use-mkrf/66020)
**Author:** [@kdclark](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kdclark)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 6:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-get-you-to-use-mkrf/66020 "2006-08-23T06:50:41Z")
Hi guys, Google’s Summer of Code has officially come to a close but I in no way plan to abandon my project. It’s in a fairly stable place and working for the libraries that I’ve played with. That being said, I don’t … --- ## [Re: How to find Windows computers on Windows Network?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-how-to-find-windows-computers-on-windows-network/65970)
**Author:** [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 5:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-how-to-find-windows-computers-on-windows-network/65970 "2006-08-23T05:42:33Z")
computers on my network. I cannot find similar functionality in ruby, at least so far. Does anyone know where this capabilty can be found in ruby? Thanks in advance. http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/win32utils-deve… --- ## [Melbourne ruby meetup: 29th August](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/melbourne-ruby-meetup-29th-august/65882)
**Author:** [@Matt\_Pattison](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Matt_Pattison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 5:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/melbourne-ruby-meetup-29th-august/65882 "2006-08-23T05:08:30Z")
Hi Melbourne (Australia) Rubyists, Here are the details of this month’s meetup, the venue is kindly provided by Thoughtworks. Date: Tuesday 29th August Time: 6pm Location: Thoughtworks Level 11, 155 Queen Street … --- ## [Protecting class "helper methods"?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/protecting-class-helper-methods/66075)
**Author:** [@jay-levitt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jay-levitt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 5:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/protecting-class-helper-methods/66075 "2006-08-23T05:06:29Z")
Start with: class C def self.class\_callme internal\_helper end def instance\_callme C.internal\_helper end def self.internal\_helper puts “I’m not needed by the outside world.” end end My first instinct was to ma… --- ## [{} as record separators?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/as-record-separators/65614)
**Author:** [@punkrockgeekboy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/punkrockgeekboy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 4:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/as-record-separators/65614 "2006-08-23T04:30:26Z")
I’m working on a ruby script to read Nagios’s status.dat and output it’s data. The data format looks like this: service { host\_name=www.bob.com service\_description=bob-website modified\_attributes=0 check\_command=c… --- ## [Why Does Hash Apparently Reorder Its Internal Representation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-does-hash-apparently-reorder-its-internal-representation/65752)
**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 4:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-does-hash-apparently-reorder-its-internal-representation/65752 "2006-08-23T04:18:24Z")
I was surprised to find the following… irb(main):001:0\> {:a =\> ‘a’, :b =\> ‘b’} =\> {:a=\>“a”, :b=\>“b”} irb(main):002:0\> {:a =\> ‘a’, :b =\> ‘b’, :c =\> ‘c’} =\> {:a=\>“a”, :b=\>“b”, :c=\>“c”} irb(main):003:0\> {:a =\> ‘a’, :b … --- ## [How can't i modify the to\_s method in Integer Class?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-cant-i-modify-the-to-s-method-in-integer-class/66049)
**Author:** [@grabmail](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/grabmail)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 3:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-cant-i-modify-the-to-s-method-in-integer-class/66049 "2006-08-23T03:10:19Z")
class Integer def to\_s ‘9’ end end puts 5.to\_s I’m still getting 5. --- ## [Re: A use case for an ordered hash](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-a-use-case-for-an-ordered-hash/65987)
**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 2:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-a-use-case-for-an-ordered-hash/65987 "2006-08-23T02:52:18Z")
Hi, I switched from ‘my’ thread because this seems more appropriate to this thread… Previously “Re: Why Does Hash Apparently Reorder Its Internal Representation And Other Associated Ponderings” Or, Is It Possible To… --- ## [Mkrf gets a mailing list](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mkrf-gets-a-mailing-list/66055)
**Author:** [@kdclark](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kdclark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 2:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mkrf-gets-a-mailing-list/66055 "2006-08-23T02:38:17Z")
mkrf now has a mailing list through rubyforge. The subscription page is here: http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mkrf-users If you’re interested in mkrf’s development or usage, please sign up. --- ## [Re: A use case for an ordered hash](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-a-use-case-for-an-ordered-hash/65995)
**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 2:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-a-use-case-for-an-ordered-hash/65995 "2006-08-23T02:24:17Z")
That should have probably read: m = \[:a =\> ‘a’\] # m is for map. I could go for this term too as it has brevity. =\> \[:a =\> ‘a’\] m\[0\] =\> \[:a =\> ‘a’\] # m remains as an associative array. m\[:a\] =\> ‘a’ # and m becomes… --- ## [Re: Why Does Hash Apparently Reorder Its Internal Representa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-why-does-hash-apparently-reorder-its-internal-representa/65974)
**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 2:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-why-does-hash-apparently-reorder-its-internal-representa/65974 "2006-08-23T02:20:16Z")
\ wrote in message news:2d4684b07b9f965e5078fdb46754fac3@shiny… h\[0\] There’s no great call for the immediately above I would think, but if I implemented one then I would implement the other also… --- ## [PBI - mashing up RGL and method\_missing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pbi-mashing-up-rgl-and-method-missing/65955)
**Author:** [@iceburgh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iceburgh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 2:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pbi-mashing-up-rgl-and-method-missing/65955 "2006-08-23T02:16:16Z")
Ruby Graph Language (RGL) allows graphical structures to be modeled as collections of objects. So, you can ask a node to iterate through its neighbors, etc. I’ve been toying with ways to extend this notion, using (s… --- ## [Re: Why Does Hash Apparently Reorder Its Internal Representa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-why-does-hash-apparently-reorder-its-internal-representa/65837)
**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 2:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-why-does-hash-apparently-reorder-its-internal-representa/65837 "2006-08-23T02:12:15Z")
I doubt it would have helped very much with respect to those responses which are bordering(?) on abusive (You know the ones that go like: “You’re such a dickhead!”, which is meant by imputation to be understood as “I’… --- ## [Help needed on a just-for-fun-exercise](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-needed-on-a-just-for-fun-exercise/65763)
**Author:** [@Srinivas\_JONNALAGAD](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Srinivas_JONNALAGAD)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2006, 1:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-needed-on-a-just-for-fun-exercise/65763 "2006-08-23T01:50:13Z")
Dear all, I was trying the well-known problem of writing a program that outputs itself. Here is first trial. s = “\\nprint “s = \\””\\n0.upto(s.length) { |i| printf("%c “, ?s\[i\]) }\\nprint “\\””\\nputs s" print “s = “” 0… --- ## [QAPrototype (#91)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/qaprototype-91/66036)
**Author:** [@erikveen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/erikveen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 10:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/qaprototype-91/66036 "2006-08-22T22:53:52Z")
module QAPrototype def method\_missing(method\_name) puts “#{method\_name} is undefined” puts “Please define what I should do (end with a newline):” (code ||= "") \<\< (line = gets) until line and line.chomp.empty? se… --- ## [How do I get the row number off of a Excel Row object?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-get-the-row-number-off-of-a-excel-row-object/65990)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 10:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-get-the-row-number-off-of-a-excel-row-object/65990 "2006-08-22T22:51:52Z")
I have the following code script.rows(1:10).each { |row| } Is there a way that I can call something like row.rowNumber? I just need to know what row num I am on. I have tried each\_with\_index, but that does not seem… --- ## [Re: Why Does Hash Apparently Reorder Its Internal Representa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-why-does-hash-apparently-reorder-its-internal-representa/66004)
**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 10:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-why-does-hash-apparently-reorder-its-internal-representa/66004 "2006-08-22T22:31:47Z")
Dear Spamhater, When it gets ad hominem is when I perceive it as an attack. Staying strictly to the subject does not get seen this way. I only took issue with it because I dislike the tenor that it sets for the list… --- ## [Setting namespace in loaded files](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setting-namespace-in-loaded-files/65881)
**Author:** [@lynxinator](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lynxinator)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 10:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setting-namespace-in-loaded-files/65881 "2006-08-22T22:27:44Z")
Hi all, I’m dynamically loading some ruby files, and those files need to call a method on a module of mine. E.g., in this case, the method is Puppet::Parser::Functions.newfunction, and the files are autoloaded from … --- ## [Gem pessimistic versioning - bug?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-pessimistic-versioning-bug/65952)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 9:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-pessimistic-versioning-bug/65952 "2006-08-22T21:23:37Z")
can anyone provide a good reason why both of these should not work? harp:~ \> ruby -r rubygems -e’ require\_gem “dynaload”, “~\> 0.1”; p Dynaload::VERSION ’ “0.2.0” harp:~ \> ruby -r rubygems -e’ require\_gem “dynaloa… --- ## [Re: Ruby on Windows questions](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-on-windows-questions/66007)
**Author:** [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-on-windows-questions/66007 "2006-08-22T21:15:36Z")
How do I find out the CPU % (or some sort of a load indicator) of the machine? Either use sys-cpu (on the RAA) or use your own custom script using a combination of win32ole + wmi. See wmi/win32\_processor.asp H… --- ## [Re: What is the typical latency on this list?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-what-is-the-typical-latency-on-this-list/65986)
**Author:** [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 8:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-what-is-the-typical-latency-on-this-list/65986 "2006-08-22T20:57:34Z")
On 8/22/06, Rich M. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: I ask because I posted a message at 8:20 Subject: PBI - mashing up RGL and method\_missing Message-Id: \ and, n… --- ## [Ruby on Windows questions](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-windows-questions/66002)
**Author:** [@joe-dumoulin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe-dumoulin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 8:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-windows-questions/66002 "2006-08-22T20:49:33Z")
Gotta port some software to Windows… :frowning: I’m a Windows newbie. Using Ruby on Windows (XP)… How do I find out the CPU % (or some sort of a load indicator) of the machine? How do I find out how much of a gi… --- ## [Re: How to search Ruby files in Windows](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-how-to-search-ruby-files-in-windows/65998)
**Author:** [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-how-to-search-ruby-files-in-windows/65998 "2006-08-22T20:17:28Z")
Can you give us the non-RubyURL link, since the service seems to be down currently? Although the rubyurl link worked for me just now, here’s what it resolved to: http://www.arcadianvisions.com/images/RubyMethodSea… --- ## [RubyGem Not Respecting Proxy Argument?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygem-not-respecting-proxy-argument/65979)
**Author:** [@Nicholas\_E](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Nicholas_E)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygem-not-respecting-proxy-argument/65979 "2006-08-22T19:43:27Z")
Howdy list, I believe that I stumbled across a bug in RubyGems. I apologize if this is the wrong place to send such a report, but I could find nowhere else. So, I am required to go through a proxy server for outbound… --- ## [Microtime / Milliseconds?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/microtime-milliseconds/65983)
**Author:** [@benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benjohnson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/microtime-milliseconds/65983 "2006-08-22T19:31:01Z")
How do I get more precision that seconds in ruby? If I wanted to know 1 millisecond passed how would I do this? Thanks for your help. --- ## [What is the typical latency on this list?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-typical-latency-on-this-list/65981)
**Author:** [@iceburgh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iceburgh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 7:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-typical-latency-on-this-list/65981 "2006-08-22T19:12:54Z")
I ask because I posted a message at 8:20 Subject: PBI - mashing up RGL and method\_missing Message-Id: \ and, nearly two hours later, I haven’t seen it appear. -r http://www.cf… --- ## [Unzipping a gzipped string](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unzipping-a-gzipped-string/65894)
**Author:** [@aaronpowell](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aaronpowell)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unzipping-a-gzipped-string/65894 "2006-08-22T19:08:54Z")
I’m trying to unzip a string I have in memory, but unfortunately I keep getting a ‘incorrect header check (Zlib::DataError)’ when I try to unzip the string. The weird thing is that I can write the string out to a file… --- ## [Re: Dir.bitbucket?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-dir-bitbucket/65951)
**Author:** [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-dir-bitbucket/65951 "2006-08-22T18:22:46Z")
Hal F. wrote in \[ruby-talk:209823\]: Agreed. File would be a better location for the it. Or even IO perhaps? IO isn’t always associated with a certain path. I’d prefer File.null. That’s fine with me. If we’re … --- ## [How to find Windows computers on Windows Network?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-find-windows-computers-on-windows-network/65884)
**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 6:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-find-windows-computers-on-windows-network/65884 "2006-08-22T18:06:44Z")
I want to use Ruby to scan a Windows network for a set of files and replace them if they are out of date. I have been using a Python script which uses win32net to find all the computers on my network. I cannot find … --- ## [Re: Why Does Hash Apparently Reorder Its Internal Representa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-why-does-hash-apparently-reorder-its-internal-representa/65944)
**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2006, 6:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-why-does-hash-apparently-reorder-its-internal-representa/65944 "2006-08-22T18:00:43Z")
It doesn’t seem very PoLS to have it reordered, although perhaps one shouldn’t be surprised that a hash is unordered? Perhaps Matz is convincing us of this statement? Said Matz unto the flock in a loud, Godly voice… [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1705) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1707)