# \[Bug #1671\] $-W is assignable

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1671-w-is-assignable/170705>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [June 21, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1671-w-is-assignable/170705 "2009-06-21T15:28:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Yuki\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/a6a055/32.png) [@Yuki\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yuki_S)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1671-w-is-assignable/170705/1 "2009-06-21T15:28:35Z")

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Bug #1671: $-W is assignable  
[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1671](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1671)

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ruby -v: ruby 1.9.2dev (2009-06-21 trunk 23774) [i386-darwin9.7.0]

$-W = 2  
$-W = :not\_a\_number

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**Author:** ![Yuki\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/a6a055/32.png) [@Yuki\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yuki_S)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1671-w-is-assignable/170705/2 "2009-06-21T15:37:56Z")

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## Applied in changeset r23809.

[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1671](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1671)