# \[BUG\]Bus Error **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [March 20, 2007, 1:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-bus-error/89437 "2007-03-20T13:21:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 1:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-bus-error/89437/1 "2007-03-20T13:21:35Z")
i’m using ruby with libxml and libxslt to transfom an xhtml file into an xbel one thru xslt. It seems (not deeply verified) the transform itself works but i get the following error message : $ ./fir2xbel.rb ./fir2xbel.rb:23: [BUG] Bus Error ruby 1.8.5 (2006-08-25) [powerpc-darwin8.8.0] the whole script could be resumed to : #! /usr/bin/env ruby -wx require ‘xml/libxml’ require ‘xml/libxslt’ xslt=XML::XSLT.file() xslt.doc=XML::Document.file() s=xslt.parse s.apply f=File.open(,‘w’) f.puts s notice the -wx arg to Ruby. where could i search for such an error ? ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-bus-error/89437/2 "2007-03-20T16:10:49Z")
Maybe a dumb question but do you have a PPC Mac? I had a bunch of similar errors when I migrated my entire system (including Ruby install) from my PPC Powerbook Pro to an Intel MacBook Pro. The resolution was a complete reinstall of Ruby. Peter On Mar 20, 2007, at 8:20 AM, Une Bévue wrote: > ruby 1.8.5 (2006-08-25) [powerpc-darwin8.8.0] > s=xslt.parse > s.apply > f=File.open(,‘w’) > f.puts s > > notice the -wx arg to Ruby. > > where could i search for such an error ? Peter B. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid 917 445 5663 ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-bus-error/89437/3 "2007-03-20T18:06:01Z")
Peter B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Maybe a dumb question but do you have a PPC Mac? I had a bunch of > similar errors when I migrated my entire system (including Ruby > install) from my PPC Powerbook Pro to an Intel MacBook Pro. The > resolution was a complete reinstall of Ruby. Yes i do have a PPC Mac the ruby i’m using was installed on this PPC Mac using MacPorts. Such a bug is new to me, might be linked to Mac OS X 10.4.9 updat ? Also it seems this has nothing to do with the xsl file by itself because i get this error with the simplest one. I’m sure i didn’t have this error on 10.4.8… ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 10:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-bus-error/89437/4 "2007-03-20T22:20:58Z")
I’ve had a long-running series of errors (Ruby 1.8.4, 1.8.5p12) of this type on a PPC Mac from a scratch install. The problems appeared to go away when I blew away /usr/local/lib/ruby and reinstalled Ruby (1.8.6) from scratch. -faisal -your rubber chicken may vary ---
**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 6:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-bus-error/89437/5 "2007-03-21T06:58:30Z")
Faisal N Jawdat [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I’ve had a long-running series of errors (Ruby 1.8.4, 1.8.5p12) of > this type on a PPC Mac from a scratch install. The problems appeared > to go away when I blew away /usr/local/lib/ruby and reinstalled Ruby > (1.8.6) from scratch. ok, fine thanks !