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**Author:** [@bbazzarrakk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bbazzarrakk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 2:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/markov-chains-74/93900 "2006-04-13T14:51:26Z")
I owe myself a signed copy of my book. Err, I mean, this was a popular quiz! That’s always great because I have so many wonderful selections of code to talk about in the summary, but it can also be hard because I ha… --- ## [Re: File basenames using File.basename . .](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-file-basenames-using-file-basename/93879)
**Author:** [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 1:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-file-basenames-using-file-basename/93879 "2006-04-13T13:56:31Z")
Thanks, Dan. I still get the same thing, though: File.basename(txtfile, “.\*”) } =\> \[“eula.txt”, “libcurl.COPYING.txt”, “openssl.LICENSE.txt”, “psout2.txt”, “run dll32.exe.Z-missing.txt”\] Oh, you’re just seeing… --- ## [Simple substitutions](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-substitutions/57607)
**Author:** [@bodikp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bodikp)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 1:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-substitutions/57607 "2006-04-13T13:49:41Z")
Hello, Some of you all helped this newbie a couple of weeks ago. I’m getting there! I have a need to parse postscript print files on a daily basis. Some of them are over 10 mB. One thing I need to find out is the num… --- ## [Equivalent of Java static code block in Ruby?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/equivalent-of-java-static-code-block-in-ruby/93848)
**Author:** [@weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/weyus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 11:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/equivalent-of-java-static-code-block-in-ruby/93848 "2006-04-13T11:36:56Z")
All, Is there a notion of a class level “static” code block in Ruby that would get executed whenever the class is loaded? Basically the equivalent of Java’s “static {…}” construct? I don’t necessarily want to put th… --- ## [Installing on Solaris using sparc-sun-solaris-2.8](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-on-solaris-using-sparc-sun-solaris-2-8/57623)
**Author:** [@powerflower](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/powerflower)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 11:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-on-solaris-using-sparc-sun-solaris-2-8/57623 "2006-04-13T11:13:17Z")
I am a newbie to Solaris and Ruby. I have downloaded the source for Ruby 1.8.4, I added CC to the environment using “CC=/usr/local/bin/gcc” & “export CC”. I have run ./configure successfully. I then set my variables … --- ## [Segmentation fault in recursive function](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/segmentation-fault-in-recursive-function/57665)
**Author:** [@fink](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fink)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 10:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/segmentation-fault-in-recursive-function/57665 "2006-04-13T10:35:11Z")
Hi, when executing the attached code I get a segmentation fault. I know the code does not make that much sense but nervertheless should ruby never segfault but throw a SystemStackError or something similar. I am usin… --- ## [Re: Segmentation fault in recursive function](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-segmentation-fault-in-recursive-function/57707)
**Author:** [@dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dasch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 8:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-segmentation-fault-in-recursive-function/57707 "2006-04-13T08:26:11Z")
It’s most likely because something isn’t compiled right. It’s just as likely gentoo’s fault as it is ruby’s. Upgraded your gcc lately? Updated any of a thousand other dependent libraries lately? Give revdep-rebuild a … --- ## [New ruby forum site](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-ruby-forum-site/57706)
**Author:** [@jtoy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jtoy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 7:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-ruby-forum-site/57706 "2006-04-13T07:31:05Z")
Hi everyone, I just finished making this forum site at http://talk.rubynow.com . I was wondering if anyone could make any suggestions for the site and maybe try the site out. I had started the site a few months ago,… --- ## [Difference between classes' methods and its "own" methods?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/difference-between-classes-methods-and-its-own-methods/93876)
**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 6:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/difference-between-classes-methods-and-its-own-methods/93876 "2006-04-13T06:27:10Z")
Little confused, why don’t the product the same thing? X.methods(false) =\> \[“xxx”\] irb(main):018:0\> (class \<\< X; self; end).instance\_methods(false) =\> \[“xxx”, “to\_yaml”, “yaml\_tag\_subclasses?”, “new”, “superclass”, … --- ## [Shell.rb and class \<\< Shell](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shell-rb-and-class-shell/57695)
**Author:** [@amin1426](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amin1426)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 4:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shell-rb-and-class-shell/57695 "2006-04-13T04:10:14Z")
I’m confuzzled. In lib/shell.rb I read… ============================================================ class Shell @RCS\_ID=’-$Id: shell.rb,v 1.8 2001/03/19 09:01:11 keiju Exp keiju $-’ include Error extend Exception2… --- ## [SDL in ruby?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sdl-in-ruby/93881)
**Author:** [@Stuffer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Stuffer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 12:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sdl-in-ruby/93881 "2006-04-13T00:46:24Z")
What use for SDL support in ruby? I dont need extra performance for SDL, so usage of ruby is OK, but i cannot decide what to use. --- ## [Using ansicolor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-ansicolor/57583)
**Author:** [@Sy\_Ali](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sy_Ali)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 12:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-ansicolor/57583 "2006-04-13T00:08:59Z")
http://term-ansicolor.rubyforge.org/ I did a successful gem install of term-ansicolor and am trying to use it: include Term::ANSIColor print red, bold, “red bold”, reset, “\\n” gives me: uninitialized constant Term … --- ## [File basenames using File.basename . .](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-basenames-using-file-basename/93877)
**Author:** [@bodikp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bodikp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 10:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-basenames-using-file-basename/93877 "2006-04-12T22:59:16Z")
I need to truncate the extension of some of my files, so that I can add a different extension for a separate write file. I’ve tried this: txtfiles = Dir.glob(".txt") txtfiles.each { |txtfile| File.basename(“txtfile”, … --- ## [Ruby auto formatter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-auto-formatter/57525)
**Author:** [@jamal86](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jamal86)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-auto-formatter/57525 "2006-04-12T22:32:41Z")
Is there a Windows tool that does a reasonable job of globally formatting an existing Ruby script file so that it complies with the convention for code indentation? Jamal --- ## [FYI Attribute names with spaces in 1.8.4](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fyi-attribute-names-with-spaces-in-1-8-4/57671)
**Author:** [@reevesg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/reevesg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 10:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fyi-attribute-names-with-spaces-in-1-8-4/57671 "2006-04-12T22:07:04Z")
It seems that attribute names cannot contain spaces since 1.8.4. Of course generally you wouldn’t want your attribute name to have a space but I was adding them dynamically. If your interested, there is some more info… --- ## [Re: File basenames using File.basename . .](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-file-basenames-using-file-basename/93875)
**Author:** [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 9:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-file-basenames-using-file-basename/93875 "2006-04-12T21:52:30Z")
a different extension for a separate write file. I’ve tried this: txtfiles = Dir.glob(".txt") txtfiles.each { |txtfile| File.basename(“txtfile”, ".txt") } Remove the quotes around txtfile. Change “\*.txt” to just “.… --- ## [Can not install mysql for ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-not-install-mysql-for-ruby/57606)
**Author:** [@splattael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/splattael)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-not-install-mysql-for-ruby/57606 "2006-04-12T21:21:36Z")
Hello, I hope this is not too off-topic, but after 2 days of googling and trying everything possible that crossed my mind i have no idea what to do/how to go on. I have double checked 10k times that i have every pack… --- ## [Gateway?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gateway/93871)
**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 8:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gateway/93871 "2006-04-12T20:23:18Z")
Anything I can do to fix the gateway? Please? T. --- ## [Using gems problem -- LoadError](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-gems-problem-loaderror/57632)
**Author:** [@Vladsialv\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Vladsialv_T)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-gems-problem-loaderror/57632 "2006-04-12T18:59:45Z")
Hello all, I am a newbie with ruby and gems and I have this frustrating problem not being able to load any gem I install. I am running Ubuntu 5.10 and I have just installed ruby1.8 deb (1.8.4) and have compiled rubyg… --- ## [Unsupported file format (SQLite3)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unsupported-file-format-sqlite3/57637)
**Author:** [@ian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 6:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unsupported-file-format-sqlite3/57637 "2006-04-12T18:14:24Z")
I’m running sqlite3-ruby 1.1.0 and sqlite 3.3.4 on 2 linux machines. I create a (small, single table) database on 1 machine, and I can re-open it and work with it fine on that machine. I copy it over to the other and … --- ## [Style question: if !x vs. unless x](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/style-question-if-x-vs-unless-x/57532)
**Author:** [@david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/david)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 5:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/style-question-if-x-vs-unless-x/57532 "2006-04-12T17:10:23Z")
Hi all, One of the coolest things for me about learning ruby is that it’s the first language I’ve learned in a decade where I actually had to learn a new language. Once you know C/C++, you can pick up Java, PHP, perl… --- ## [Smalltalk's favorite Boolean method](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smalltalks-favorite-boolean-method/57497)
**Author:** [@ruby-rider](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ruby-rider)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 5:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smalltalks-favorite-boolean-method/57497 "2006-04-12T17:07:22Z")
Hi, For a long time I have been programming Smalltalk. Recently, Ruby “got me” and I was wondering how the famous ifTrue:ifFalse: could be added to the System. 1 = 2 ifTrue: \[Transcript show: “true!” \] ifFalse: \[… --- ## [Class Definition inside a method definition?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-definition-inside-a-method-definition/57451)
**Author:** [@Bihal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bihal)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-definition-inside-a-method-definition/57451 "2006-04-12T17:05:53Z")
I was under the impression that a class definition could not be inside a method. Quote from Programming Ruby “Method definitions may not contain class, module, or instance method definitions.” And yet I’ve found thi… --- ## [Module inheritance](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/module-inheritance/57633)
**Author:** [@beachguy82](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/beachguy82)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/module-inheritance/57633 "2006-04-12T17:05:53Z")
I’m trying to modify a module but I can’t seem to access it’s private functions. This is for a rails app but I can’t find the help I’m looking for on the rails list and it’s more of a ruby question than a rails quest… --- ## [Rubyscript2exe and gem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyscript2exe-and-gem/57630)
**Author:** [@giom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/giom)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 4:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyscript2exe-and-gem/57630 "2006-04-12T16:53:30Z")
Is there a way to tag files in a gem according to their “function”, like documentation, code, etc. The reason I am wondering about this is when I pack a program up with rubyscript2exe, it packages the entire directory… --- ## [Re: Substituting from another file](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-substituting-from-another-file/93864)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 3:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-substituting-from-another-file/93864 "2006-04-12T15:49:02Z")
I had resolved a similar problem some time ago by reading what corresponds to your dictionary data into a hash (i.e., {‘PANELED’ =\>‘P AE1 N AH0 L D’, ‘PANELING’=\>“P AE1 N AH0 L IH0 NG”} ). I would then replace th… --- ## [Substituting from another file](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/substituting-from-another-file/57619)
**Author:** [@tharrisx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tharrisx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/substituting-from-another-file/57619 "2006-04-12T15:31:31Z")
I have a textfile with a long text, and a wordlist with words both in letters and phonetic notation. I want to substitute all the words in the text with their phonetic spelling from the wordlist. The wordlist entries … --- ## [Uninitialized constant Customer (NameError)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uninitialized-constant-customer-nameerror/57527)
**Author:** [@gopal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gopal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 1:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uninitialized-constant-customer-nameerror/57527 "2006-04-12T13:11:55Z")
Hi everybody, I created a class called Customer and created a sub class called Transaction. The problem iam facing is i can’t extract the super class methods and variables from sub class (i.e from Transaction class). … --- ## [Re: a newbie. not getting run a script](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-a-newbie-not-getting-run-a-script/57595)
**Author:** [@PeSSSSaS\_Botp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/PeSSSSaS_Botp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 9:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-a-newbie-not-getting-run-a-script/57595 "2006-04-12T09:41:41Z")
san wrote last Wednesday, April 12, 2006 1:45 PM: #i have tried all the methods above but in vain #line by line commands are being executed but i could not run #the program #as a whole #i have a screenshot of the c… --- ## [A newbie. not getting run a script](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-newbie-not-getting-run-a-script/57244)
**Author:** [@san](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/san)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 9:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-newbie-not-getting-run-a-script/57244 "2006-04-12T09:20:09Z")
how to start ruby programming installed a irb. started a tutorial as in following website http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/Ruby/RUBY\_Library\_Depot.htm in programming chapter it asks to type and save a coding… [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1826) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1828)