# Backticks failing in Ruby built with VC++ 8 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [January 28, 2007, 4:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backticks-failing-in-ruby-built-with-vc-8/83639 "2007-01-28T04:56:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/danielb)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 4:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backticks-failing-in-ruby-built-with-vc-8/83639/1 "2007-01-28T04:56:17Z")
Hi all, Ruby 1.8.5 p12 Windows XP SP2 I’m getting a segfault when I use the backtick operator in a Ruby built with VC++ 8: pwd = `pwd`.chomp It works fine with the one click (VC++ 6). Is anyone else seeing this behavior? I want to make sure I haven’t done something silly before officially filing this as a bug report. If it is a bug, I’m guessing I need to examine the CreateChild function in Ruby’s win32.c file. Please point me to the appropriate location if that’s not correct. Thanks, Dan ---
**Author:** ![danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/danielb)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 5:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backticks-failing-in-ruby-built-with-vc-8/83639/2 "2007-01-28T05:05:18Z")
On Jan 27, 2007, at 19:55, Daniel B. wrote: > It works fine with the one click (VC++ 6). > > Is anyone else seeing this behavior? I want to make sure I haven’t > done something silly before officially filing this as a bug > report. If it is a bug, I’m guessing I need to examine the > CreateChild function in Ruby’s win32.c file. Please point me to the > appropriate location if that’s not correct. Isn’t pwd a shell builtin on WinXP? – Eric H. - removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid - [http://blog.segment7.net](http://blog.segment7.net) I LIT YOUR GEM ON FIRE! ---
**Author:** ![danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/danielb)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 5:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backticks-failing-in-ruby-built-with-vc-8/83639/3 "2007-01-28T05:15:19Z")
Eric H. wrote: > > It works fine with the one click (VC++ 6). > > > > Is anyone else seeing this behavior? I want to make sure I haven’t > > done something silly before officially filing this as a bug report. > > If it is a bug, I’m guessing I need to examine the CreateChild > > function in Ruby’s win32.c file. Please point me to the appropriate > > location if that’s not correct. > > Isn’t pwd a shell builtin on WinXP? > Yes. Is that significant? Dan ---
**Author:** ![danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/danielb)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 8:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backticks-failing-in-ruby-built-with-vc-8/83639/4 "2007-01-28T08:33:31Z")
Nobuyoshi N. wrote: > Active code page: 437 > C:\Documents and Settings\nobu\>ver > > Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] > > C:\Documents and Settings\nobu\>pwd > ‘pwd’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. Oh, you’re right (I got it from Unix Utils). But, it doesn’t matter. It happens with any command. I tried ‘dir’, ‘path’, etc. Regards, Dan ---
**Author:** ![danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/danielb)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 11:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backticks-failing-in-ruby-built-with-vc-8/83639/5 "2007-01-28T11:34:46Z")
On Jan 27, 2007, at 20:14, Daniel B. wrote: > > > pwd = `pwd`.chomp > > > Yes. Is that significant? > > > It seems to be. `ruby -v` works for me, but `pwd` doesn’t. – Eric H. - removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid - [http://blog.segment7.net](http://blog.segment7.net) I LIT YOUR GEM ON FIRE! ---
**Author:** ![danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/danielb)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 8:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backticks-failing-in-ruby-built-with-vc-8/83639/6 "2007-01-28T08:04:28Z")
Hi, At Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:14:14 +0900, Daniel B. wrote in [ruby-talk:236504]: > > Isn’t pwd a shell builtin on WinXP? > > Yes. Is that significant? Really? C:\Documents and Settings\nobu\>us Active code page: 437 C:\Documents and Settings\nobu\>ver Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] C:\Documents and Settings\nobu\>pwd ‘pwd’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. ---
**Author:** ![danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/danielb)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backticks-failing-in-ruby-built-with-vc-8/83639/7 "2007-01-28T15:31:43Z")
Eric H. wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Isn’t pwd a shell builtin on WinXP? > > > Yes. Is that significant? > > It seems to be. > > `ruby -v` works for me, but `pwd` doesn’t. As I responded to Nobu, it happens with any command. Besides, ‘pwd’ works if you’re using the Windows PowerShell. 🙂 Dan