# Ruby

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## [Question about learning Ruby effectively](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-about-learning-ruby-effectively/197053)

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**Author:** [@cnguyen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cnguyen)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-about-learning-ruby-effectively/197053 "2010-08-16T20:07:19Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m a newbie to Ruby. I’ve just started learning Ruby for a week, but I love it :slight\_smile: so much. I wonder is there any website to look up standard library like C++? And does Ruby have some standar…

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## [Just click and meet ur dearest girl nearest u](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/just-click-and-meet-ur-dearest-girl-nearest-u/193376)

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**Author:** [@babe-with-huge-boob](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/babe-with-huge-boob)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/just-click-and-meet-ur-dearest-girl-nearest-u/193376 "2010-08-16T19:55:37Z")

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just click and meet ur dearest girl nearest u morethen 34 million active members r waiting 4 live hot chat, dating … free… http://adultfriendfinder.com/go/page/reg\_form\_video\_03?pid=g1250650-ppc http://adultfriendfin…

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## [Determining whether the running ruby is outdated?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/determining-whether-the-running-ruby-is-outdated/193041)

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**Author:** [@Lars\_O](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Lars_O)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/determining-whether-the-running-ruby-is-outdated/193041 "2010-08-16T19:20:28Z")

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Hi, I’m writing a small utility that shows information on the currently running ruby environment. One part of the utility checks whether any gems is outdated, but I also want to check if the ruby interpreter itself i…

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## [Too many open files with imap connections](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/too-many-open-files-with-imap-connections/193322)

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**Author:** [@pyr0](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pyr0)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/too-many-open-files-with-imap-connections/193322 "2010-08-16T17:29:13Z")

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Running into an issue with jruby throwing too many open files when opening imap connections. I am not sure, but I have a hunch it’s an issue specifically with ssl connections. Able to reproduce with this script: re…

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## [Puts by name](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/puts-by-name/193249)

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**Author:** [@ralphshnelvar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ralphshnelvar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/puts-by-name/193249 "2010-08-16T17:02:48Z")

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I very often do something like: puts “some\_variable.something = #{some\_variable.something}” That repetition is getting annoying. Is there an idiomatic Ruby way to do something like puts\_v some\_variable.something

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## [How to sove the loaderror?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-sove-the-loaderror/193303)

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**Author:** [@luofeiyu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luofeiyu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-sove-the-loaderror/193303 "2010-08-16T16:27:27Z")

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please run the following program in irb,you can get 1.in irb,you can see wrong,/tmp/AACC =\> \[#\<Thread:0xb76f86c0 dead\>, #\<Thread:0xb76f865c dead\>, #\<Thread:0xb76f7b6c dead\>\] 2.there are two files in /tmp YHOO AAC…

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## [Help with too many methods](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-too-many-methods/193305)

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**Author:** [@shortnose](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shortnose)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-too-many-methods/193305 "2010-08-16T16:19:50Z")

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I am writing a Ruby program that creates different URL queries. Right now I have way too many methods to achieve this. Is there a way to do this in Ruby to eliminate the need for so many methods? Each of these method …

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## [Libstdc++](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/libstdc/193223)

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**Author:** [@pw\_ktp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pw_ktp)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/libstdc/193223 "2010-08-16T14:22:25Z")

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when trying to install a gem i am getting a ‘libstdc++’ not installed but when i check i have libstdc++6 and libstdc++5 in a ubuntu 7.10 install. any additional commands i can use to point these libraries? please HEL…

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## [Embedded Ruby 1.8.7—Segmentation fault](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/embedded-ruby-1-8-7a-segmentation-fault/193356)

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**Author:** [@vyaces](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vyaces)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/embedded-ruby-1-8-7a-segmentation-fault/193356 "2010-08-16T14:18:24Z")

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Dear community, I would appreciate if you could help me to solve this. I’m experimenting with Ruby 1.8.7 embedding. Ruby has been built from sources under Windows by VisualStudio 2008 compiler, with no errors. Here…

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## [GC::profiler.report for large memory](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gc-profiler-report-for-large-memory/193337)

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**Author:** [@Tomoaki\_NISHIYAMA](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tomoaki_NISHIYAMA)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 11:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gc-profiler-report-for-large-memory/193337 "2010-08-16T11:51:59Z")

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e$B%P%0$H8@$C$F$$$$$N$+J,$+$j$^$;$s$,!"e(B e$B$?$/$5$s%a%b%j!\<$r;H$C$F$+$ie(B GC::profiler.reporte$B$r8F$V$H!"e(B in report': integer 6411976704 too big to convert toint’ (RangeError) e$B$H$$$C$F$\*$3$i$l$^$7$?!#e(B …

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## [Ansi animation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ansi-animation/193347)

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**Author:** [@denno](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/denno)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 11:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ansi-animation/193347 "2010-08-16T11:37:20Z")

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Anyone aware of a ruby ansi animation project, like Term::Animation? (Yes, I have looked on google…)

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## [\[Security\] Ruby 1.8.7 patchlevel 301 released (CVE-2010-0541)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/security-ruby-1-8-7-patchlevel-301-released-cve-2010-0541/193329)

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**Author:** [@Urabe\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Urabe_S)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 9:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/security-ruby-1-8-7-patchlevel-301-released-cve-2010-0541/193329 "2010-08-16T09:40:16Z")

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Hello all. This is a new release for 1.8.7 series. As Yugui posted earlier, there is a XSS vulnerability in WEBrick HTTP server. Beware that, though we realized this issue only recently, the CVE-2010-0541 has been …

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## [IronRuby MVC and MVC 2.0](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ironruby-mvc-and-mvc-2-0/193341)

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**Author:** [@barby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/barby)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 9:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ironruby-mvc-and-mvc-2-0/193341 "2010-08-16T09:11:01Z")

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Hi Thanks to Ryan IronrubyMVC now runs on asp.net mvc 2.0. I’ve pushed this to my master branch. Met vriendelijke groeten - Best regards - Salutations Ivan Porto C. Author of IronRuby in Action (http://manning.com…

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## [RubyInstaller 1.9.1-p430 available](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyinstaller-1-9-1-p430-available/193333)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 6:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyinstaller-1-9-1-p430-available/193333 "2010-08-16T06:48:12Z")

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Hello, Wanted to inform that RubyInstaller project just made available packages and installers for Ruby 1.9.1-p430. These are available for download at RubyForge: http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=167&release\_id=443…

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## [Ruby 1.9.1-p430 is out](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-1-p430-is-out/193324)

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**Author:** [@Yuki\_SSSYugui](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yuki_SSSYugui)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 3:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-9-1-p430-is-out/193324 "2010-08-16T03:43:15Z")

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\-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, Ruby 1.9.1-p430 has been released. This is a security fix for CVE-2010-0541. \* http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2010/08/16/xss-in-webrick-cve-2010-0541/ I recommen…

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## [\[Security\] XSS in WEBrick (CVE-2010-0541)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/security-xss-in-webrick-cve-2010-0541/193323)

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**Author:** [@Yuki\_SSSYugui](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yuki_SSSYugui)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 3:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/security-xss-in-webrick-cve-2010-0541/193323 "2010-08-16T03:13:24Z")

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\-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, A possible security vulnerability on WEBrick. The vulnerability has been reported as CVE-2010-0541. (\*1) == CVE-2010-0541 === Description WEBrick have had a cross-…

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## [Favicon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/favicon/193268)

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**Author:** [@speed500](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/speed500)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/favicon/193268 "2010-08-15T22:34:50Z")

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hello everybody! can someone help me?? how To get the favicon from the url using ruby script??? thanks

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## [Hash-style parameters](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hash-style-parameters/193284)

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**Author:** [@callyworld](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/callyworld)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 6:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hash-style-parameters/193284 "2010-08-15T18:10:50Z")

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Some function calls I’ve seen, like in Shoes, look like so: para “Paragraph Text”, :style =\> “this”, :whatever =\> “that” How do I define a function call so that can take one “normal” parameter and then an unknown numb…

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## [Disappearing lib](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/disappearing-lib/193313)

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**Author:** [@avramd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/avramd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/disappearing-lib/193313 "2010-08-15T16:38:01Z")

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Hello all, My earlier problem with Rails 3 and the jruby-ldap lib was mis-diagnosed. It turns out that what is happening is that after the first request to the app, the library is somehow disappearing - everything it…

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## [Kind\_of?( NilClass )](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/kind-of-nilclass/193288)

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**Author:** [@Philipp\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Philipp_K)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 12:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/kind-of-nilclass/193288 "2010-08-15T12:36:01Z")

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Should I write var.kind\_of?( NilClass ) or simply var == nil ? I have the feeling that kind\_of?(NilClass) is more “proper”/“clean” but then again it decreases the readability and might not even be necessary. Are …

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## [Wget abd block](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/wget-abd-block/193274)

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**Author:** [@yerlan\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yerlan_k)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 9:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/wget-abd-block/193274 "2010-08-15T09:15:30Z")

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Hello. I’m want write a script, which download all the podcast from rss-feed. This is code, not work: def wget @mp3\_links.each do |m| system(“wget”, “#{m}”) end end I understand that to be linked to the delay, bu…

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## [File.readlines problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-readlines-problem/193281)

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**Author:** [@luofeiyu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luofeiyu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 8:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-readlines-problem/193281 "2010-08-15T08:53:46Z")

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please run the following program in your computer,the output is 2921 3262 -1 why i can not get: namefile.puts urlfile.readlines\[0…2921\] namefile.puts urlfile.readlines\[1…3262\] namefile.puts urlfile.readlines\[1……

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## [\[ANN\] Inochi 5.1.0](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-inochi-5-1-0/193293)

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**Author:** [@snk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 12:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-inochi-5-1-0/193293 "2010-08-15T00:56:21Z")

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Inochi Gives life to Ruby projects http://snk.tuxfamily.org/lib/inochi/ Inochi is an infrastructure that helps you create, test, document, package, publish, and an…

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## [Chrome ore Sell Pakistani 30% - 52%,](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/chrome-ore-sell-pakistani-30-52/193286)

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**Author:** [@iqbal\_iqbal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iqbal_iqbal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/chrome-ore-sell-pakistani-30-52/193286 "2010-08-14T20:31:34Z")

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Chrome ore Sell Pakistani 30% - 52%, http://buy-sell-pakistani-minerals.blogspot.com

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## [Creating an array of hashes and having issues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-an-array-of-hashes-and-having-issues/193276)

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**Author:** [@elricstorm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/elricstorm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-an-array-of-hashes-and-having-issues/193276 "2010-08-14T20:05:59Z")

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I have an array that contains 36 objects. The composition of those objects includes a date, a team, and a time. It is being parsed from another site. \[0\] = Sept 2 \[1\] = vsSouthern Miss \[2\] = 7:30 PM ET \[3\] = Sept…

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## [Mongrel not starting, missing environment Engineyard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-not-starting-missing-environment-engineyard/193283)

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**Author:** [@chris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chris)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-not-starting-missing-environment-engineyard/193283 "2010-08-14T18:29:14Z")

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I am trying to deploy my app on Engineyard and I have not been able to get it working. When I deploy through the UI everything goes through fine but I receive a nginx 404 error when I view in a browser. I am able to …

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## [Ruby is in Grave Danger!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-is-in-grave-danger/193132)

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**Author:** [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-is-in-grave-danger/193132 "2010-08-14T16:13:35Z")

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Dear Friends, I have received an ominous message from the future. We should take this seriously, as it could determine the fate of our Ruby lives as we know them! Decrypted future-message below: The evil #COBOTS h…

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## [\[Bug #3673\] PTY.getpty with IO.pipe doesn't finish on FreeBSD](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-3673-pty-getpty-with-io-pipe-doesnt-finish-on-freebsd/193021)

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**Author:** [@Yui\_NARUSE](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yui_NARUSE)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-3673-pty-getpty-with-io-pipe-doesnt-finish-on-freebsd/193021 "2010-08-14T15:56:25Z")

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Bug #3673: PTY.getpty with IO.pipe doesn’t finish on FreeBSD http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/3673 e$B5/I\<\<Te(B: Yui NARUSE e$B%9%F!\<%?%9e(B: Open, e$BM%@hEYe(B: Normal e$B%+%F%4%je(B: core, Target version: 1…

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## [KDE desktop script launching](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/kde-desktop-script-launching/193266)

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**Author:** [@paradise](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/paradise)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/kde-desktop-script-launching/193266 "2010-08-14T12:47:58Z")

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okay I’ve got 2 fxruby programs and they run from the command line okay but now I want to have it executed from the KDE desktop. things I’d tried copy konsole (terminal) to the desktop and change settings so that a …

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## [\[Bug #3695\] r28978 fails to make all](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-3695-r28978-fails-to-make-all/193261)

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**Author:** [@Shyouhei\_U](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shyouhei_U)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 12:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-3695-r28978-fails-to-make-all/193261 "2010-08-14T12:17:32Z")

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Bug #3695: r28978 fails to make all http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/3695 e$B5/I\<\<Te(B: Shyouhei U. e$B%9%F!\<%?%9e(B: Assigned, e$BM%@hEYe(B: High e$BC4Ev\<Te(B: Nobuyoshi N., e$B%+%F%4%je(B: build, Target ver…

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