# Ruby **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=972 [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:** 973 --- ## [JRuby 1.1.5 + BSF: local variables no longer persist between calls to eval()](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jruby-1-1-5-bsf-local-variables-no-longer-persist-between-calls-to-eval/152573)
**Author:** [@adammontgomery](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/adammontgomery)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2008, 1:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jruby-1-1-5-bsf-local-variables-no-longer-persist-between-calls-to-eval/152573 "2008-11-09T01:18:20Z")
I am embedding JRuby in an environment where I allow for interactive evaluation of scripts. It’s similar to irb, but implemented in Java so I am making repeated eval() calls to Ruby from the Java side. Up until now I … --- ## [Tips for Ruby Sprint](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tips-for-ruby-sprint/152794)
**Author:** [@Edgardo\_H](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Edgardo_H)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tips-for-ruby-sprint/152794 "2008-11-09T00:40:19Z")
Hi guys, In a couple of weeks I’ll be leading a course on Ruby in my company. On the last two sessions (about four hours), I’d like to conduct a brief coding sprint so the students can practice what they learned writ… --- ## [Newbie install problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-install-problem/152881)
**Author:** [@Terry\_Carmen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Terry_Carmen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 11:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-install-problem/152881 "2008-11-08T23:45:53Z")
Could somene take a moment and translate this into English for me? I’m trying to install NorfelloCMMS, which runs on Ruby/Rails, and the prerequisites instructions say to run: gem install rmagick gettext libxml-ruby W… --- ## [FasterCSV joining rows?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fastercsv-joining-rows/152874)
**Author:** [@krisw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/krisw)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fastercsv-joining-rows/152874 "2008-11-08T22:47:17Z")
I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction for solving the following problem: I am appending to a csv every time a database change is made in a Rails app I am working on. I would like to join the… --- ## [String Problems?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-problems/152880)
**Author:** [@jearb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jearb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 9:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-problems/152880 "2008-11-08T21:33:53Z")
There is probably an easy answer to this, but I need help. Recently I’ve started making a text-based adventure game in Ruby, and so far it’s going very well. One problem I’m having, though, is that whenever I use puts… --- ## [Un 1.0.0 Released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/un-1-0-0-released/152848)
**Author:** [@aguynamedryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aguynamedryan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/un-1-0-0-released/152848 "2008-11-08T21:24:36Z")
un version 1.0.0 has been released! http://rubyforge.org/projects/seattlerb un provides unextend and uninclude to allow for a better prototype-oriented programming experience. Changes: 1.0.0 / 2008-11-07 1 major… --- ## [Is there a gem command to open up the rdoc for a particular gem in the default browser at the index](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-a-gem-command-to-open-up-the-rdoc-for-a-particular-gem-in-the-default-browser-at-the-index/152860)
**Author:** [@greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/greg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-a-gem-command-to-open-up-the-rdoc-for-a-particular-gem-in-the-default-browser-at-the-index/152860 "2008-11-08T21:11:41Z")
Hi, Is there a gem command to open up the rdoc for a particular gem in the default browser at the index page??? e.g. something like “gem rdoc rspec”, and this would open up firefox at the index.html page of the rspe… --- ## [Named scope lambda string substitution problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/named-scope-lambda-string-substitution-problem/152804)
**Author:** [@jdwy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jdwy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/named-scope-lambda-string-substitution-problem/152804 "2008-11-08T20:11:08Z")
Sorry for a cross post with rails, but I think this may be more of a ruby question (or rails’s impl?). I have a complex named scope like the following. named\_scope :foo, lambda {|foo, bar| foo.each do |d| #foo = “th… --- ## [Showing a spinner?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/showing-a-spinner/152500)
**Author:** [@trevoke](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/trevoke)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/showing-a-spinner/152500 "2008-11-08T17:32:29Z")
How do I show a spinner on the command line interface when a ruby script is working? I sometimes write things that take a while, and I know I get impatient when all I see a blinking cursor :slight\_smile: A spinner has… --- ## [Ruby Battleship Sparring Tournament](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-battleship-sparring-tournament/196839)
**Author:** [@slagyr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/slagyr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 5:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-battleship-sparring-tournament/196839 "2008-11-08T17:07:35Z")
Yesterday I gave a talk at RubyConf where I announced the commencement of the Ruby Battleship Sparring Tournament. If you’ve got an itch to test your ruby skills, participate! http://sparring.rubyforge.org/ Micah --- ## [Ruby Battleship Sparring Tournament](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-battleship-sparring-tournament/152871)
**Author:** [@slagyr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/slagyr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-battleship-sparring-tournament/152871 "2008-11-08T17:06:25Z")
Yesterday I gave a talk at RubyConf where I announced the commencement of the Ruby Battleship Sparring Tournament. If you’ve got an itch to test your ruby skills, participate! http://sparring.rubyforge.org/ Micah T… --- ## [A bug of the monkey patch for REXML](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-bug-of-the-monkey-patch-for-rexml/152869)
**Author:** [@Shugo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shugo_M)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-bug-of-the-monkey-patch-for-rexml/152869 "2008-11-08T17:02:54Z")
Hi, A bug of the monkey patch to fix the DoS vulenerability in REXML has been discovered. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=502535 This is not a vulnerability, but I have fixed the monkey patch. http:… --- ## [RubyConf talk details?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyconf-talk-details/152601)
**Author:** [@matt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/matt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyconf-talk-details/152601 "2008-11-08T17:02:19Z")
In just over 24 hours we’ll be readying up for Matz to hit the stage to open up RubyConf and shortly thereafter JRuby will have Room 3 for 45 minutes. But I’m in a bit of a dilemma, the other two scheduled talks sound … --- ## [How to make REXML respect   (in 1.9)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-make-rexml-respect-nbsp-in-1-9/152864)
**Author:** [@Phlip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Phlip)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-make-rexml-respect-nbsp-in-1-9/152864 "2008-11-08T15:16:16Z")
Rubies: This fails on the second line… REXML::Document.new('\&\') REXML::Document.new('\ \') …with Undeclared entity ’ ’ If I make that real XHTML, with a DOCTYPE and a html xmlns="…xhtml", it st… --- ## [Problems installing wordnet 0.0.5 on Ubuntu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-installing-wordnet-0-0-5-on-ubuntu/152863)
**Author:** [@pabloq](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pabloq)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-installing-wordnet-0-0-5-on-ubuntu/152863 "2008-11-08T14:44:38Z")
Hi all, I got this error trying to install wordnet: root@castor-laptop:/home/castor# gem install wordnet --remote Successfully installed wordnet-0.0.5 1 gem installed Installing ri documentation for wordnet-0.0.5… … --- ## [Array.equal?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/array-equal/152799)
**Author:** [@nicken](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nicken)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 2:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/array-equal/152799 "2008-11-08T14:13:01Z")
Hello All, I am not sure where to ask this, but someone after reading this can tell me more. I am trying to right a functions where I am comparing 2 arrays. Here is an example. a = \[1,1\] b = \[1,1\] in the irb, I ex… --- ## [Building Ruby 1.9.1 pre fails on windows](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-ruby-1-9-1-pre-fails-on-windows/152858)
**Author:** [@okiess](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/okiess)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 11:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-ruby-1-9-1-pre-fails-on-windows/152858 "2008-11-08T11:22:27Z")
Hello, I come to the step where I am told to run nmake. Running nmake yields: -I./.. ./../tool/compile\_prelude.rb ./../prelude.rb miniprelude.c ‘-I.’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, oper… --- ## [\[Bug:1.9\] reading after EOF with textmode](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1-9-reading-after-eof-with-textmode/151950)
**Author:** [@U.Nakamura](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/U.Nakamura)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 10:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1-9-reading-after-eof-with-textmode/151950 "2008-11-08T10:08:49Z")
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**Author:** [@Yusuke\_ENDOH](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yusuke_ENDOH)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 10:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1-9-replacing-array-during-sort-may-make-assertion-fail/152044 "2008-11-08T10:01:13Z")
e$B1sF#$G$9!#e(B e$B0J2\<$N$h$&$K$9$k$He(B assert e$B$,\<:GT$7$^$9!#e(B $ ./ruby -e ‘a = \[4,3,2,1\]; a.sort! {|x,y| a.replace(\[\]); x \<=\> y }’ ruby: array.c:1755: rb\_ary\_sort\_bang: Assertion \`(((void) ((!((!(((VALUE)(tmp… --- ## [\[Bug #667\](Closed) yaml $B$,(B Complex$B!"(BRational $B$r$&$^$/$"$D$+$($F$$$J$$(B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-667-closed-yaml-b-b-complex-b-brational-b-r-d-f-j-b/152853)
**Author:** [@Yukihiro\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yukihiro_M)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 10:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-667-closed-yaml-b-b-complex-b-brational-b-r-d-f-j-b/152853 "2008-11-08T10:00:03Z")
e$B%A%1%C%He(B #667 e$B$,99?7$5$l$^$7$?!#e(B (by Yukihiro M.) e$B%9%F!\<%?%9e(B Opene$B$+$ie(BClosede$B$KJQ99e(B fixed by r20126 http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/667 --- ## [Rubyscript2exe (sorry, I know) gem won't work at all for me](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyscript2exe-sorry-i-know-gem-wont-work-at-all-for-me/152849)
**Author:** [@chutenro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chutenro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 5:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyscript2exe-sorry-i-know-gem-wont-work-at-all-for-me/152849 "2008-11-08T05:54:09Z")
I’m on a Windows 2k3 machine with new (as of maybe 2 days ago) installs of Ruby and the rubyscript2exe gem. I installed the gem, but every time I try to run it I get this error: C:\\Documents and Settings\\Administrator… --- ## [Re\[jruby-user\] mote debugging as in Java for JRuby?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-jruby-user-mote-debugging-as-in-java-for-jruby/152827)
**Author:** [@drrs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/drrs)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 5:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-jruby-user-mote-debugging-as-in-java-for-jruby/152827 "2008-11-08T05:39:50Z")
Cannot do something like this: set JAVA\_DEBUG=-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt\_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=4000 -Xdebug call jruby %JAVA\_DEBUG% -d jmdi.rb We get: jruby: invalid extended option runjdwp:transport=dt\_s… --- ## [Segmentation fault with ld-2.6.so](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/segmentation-fault-with-ld-2-6-so/152774)
**Author:** [@Martin\_JSBrownS\_Jr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Martin_JSBrownS_Jr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 5:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/segmentation-fault-with-ld-2-6-so/152774 "2008-11-08T05:23:26Z")
Suddenly, all my ruby apps, even the most basic, are seg faulting. from /var/log/messages… Nov 6 23:42:54 localhost ruby\[5439\] general protection ip:7fed0d030608 sp:a7c7ad30fcdba2eb error:0 in ld-2.6.so\[7fed0d01d000+… --- ## [Ruby has a Face that it wears on its feet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-has-a-face-that-it-wears-on-its-feet/152628)
**Author:** [@jayson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jayson)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 3:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-has-a-face-that-it-wears-on-its-feet/152628 "2008-11-08T03:37:04Z")
In my opinion, Ruby’s official face should be Shoes. Shoes gives Ruby a face by adding a simple GUI toolkit. I have been an advocate for Tk for as long as I have been using Ruby, because of its ease at picking up for … --- ## [Trying to Use "request\_pty" Channel Never Closes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-use-request-pty-channel-never-closes/152511)
**Author:** [@scoobycoder](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/scoobycoder)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-use-request-pty-channel-never-closes/152511 "2008-11-08T01:03:50Z")
I’m trying to interact with a RF Terminal application. But each time I run this, it returns nothing from stdout, and just hangs irb. I’ve been banging my head on this one for a couple days, because it seems right, b… --- ## [Re: Updated IronRuby / Mono install](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-updated-ironruby-mono-install/152835)
**Author:** [@jose\_d](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jose_d)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 12:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-updated-ironruby-mono-install/152835 "2008-11-08T00:18:10Z")
Seo, Here are the steps that I’ve taken on my Mac: downloaded and installed the latest Mono binary for Mac revert to rev112 of IronRuby on svn curl "http://sparcs.kaist.ac.kr/~tinuviel/download/IronRuby/patch-mono-r1… --- ## [Parsing HTML using regexes and arrays](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/parsing-html-using-regexes-and-arrays/152834)
**Author:** [@soldier.coder](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/soldier.coder)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/parsing-html-using-regexes-and-arrays/152834 "2008-11-07T23:36:02Z")
I have a nice little regex to pull the information rich guts from a table… %r{\(.?)}m =~html $1 now contains all the rows of the table as one long string. I’d like to turn that into an array of rows, but I am… --- ## [Irb and ruby giving different results](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/irb-and-ruby-giving-different-results/152555)
**Author:** [@sentinel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sentinel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2008, 11:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/irb-and-ruby-giving-different-results/152555 "2008-11-07T23:12:42Z")
in IRB, ASCII = (0…255).map{|c| c.chr } PRINTABLE = ASCII.grep(/\[\[:print:\]\]/) PRINTABLE.length 191 However, inside the ruby program PRINTABLE.length only gives 95 !! ??? #!/opt/local/bin/ruby ASCII =… --- ## [How can I use hpricot with proxy and provide username info?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-use-hpricot-with-proxy-and-provide-username-info/152837)
**Author:** [@cswebgrl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cswebgrl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-use-hpricot-with-proxy-and-provide-username-info/152837 "2008-11-07T22:55:41Z")
Hi. I am using hpricot, but I want to send this through a proxy server. I’ve used mechanize through a proxy without a problem, but I don’t need it for this code. Currently I have doc = Hpricot(open(location, :proxy … --- ## [Finding gaps in a sorted sequence](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/finding-gaps-in-a-sorted-sequence/152715)
**Author:** [@moredip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/moredip)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/finding-gaps-in-a-sorted-sequence/152715 "2008-11-07T22:45:33Z")
Hi Folks, Given a sorted enumeration I need to find the first gap in a sequence. e.g. 3 == find\_gap \[1,2,4,5\] nil == find\_gap \[1,2,3,4\] Here’s the best I can come up with def first\_gap( seq ) seq.each\_cons(2) do |… [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=971) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=973)