# \[BUG\] instance variable \_\_windows\_\_ not initialized

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-instance-variable-windows-not-initialized/97076>\
**Category:** Ruby-Gnome 2\
**Created:** [July 4, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-instance-variable-windows-not-initialized/97076 "2006-07-04T19:46:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Tilman\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tilman\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tilman_S)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-instance-variable-windows-not-initialized/97076/1 "2006-07-04T19:46:20Z")

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Hi guys,  
congrats on the new ruby-gnome2 release 🙂

Unfortunately, there’s a problem with an uninitialized variable:

tilman@hammerfest [~/ruby-gtk2-0.15.0/gtk/sample] \> ruby -w  
gtk-demo/main.rb  
gtk-demo/main.rb:19: warning: instance variable **windows** not  
initialized

The problem is in gtk/src/rbgtk.c, but I have no idea when **windows**  
could be initialized… 😕

Regards,  
Tilman

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**Author:** ![Tilman\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tilman\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tilman_S)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-instance-variable-windows-not-initialized/97076/2 "2006-07-05T17:56:23Z")

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Hi,

On Tue, 4 Jul 2006 19:44:16 +0200  
Tilman S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi guys,  
> congrats on the new ruby-gnome2 release 🙂

Yeah, thanks!

> Unfortunately, there’s a problem with an uninitialized variable:
> 
> tilman@hammerfest [~/ruby-gtk2-0.15.0/gtk/sample] \> ruby -w gtk-demo/main.rb  
> gtk-demo/main.rb:19: warning: instance variable **windows** not initialized
> 
> The problem is in gtk/src/rbgtk.c, but I have no idea when **windows**  
> could be initialized… 😕

Oops… I’ll fix it… Thanks.

–  
.:% Masao M.[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

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**Author:** ![Tilman\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tilman\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tilman_S)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-instance-variable-windows-not-initialized/97076/3 "2006-12-29T20:47:36Z")

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Masao M. [2006-07-06 00:36]:

> > Unfortunately, there’s a problem with an uninitialized variable:
> > 
> > tilman@hammerfest [~/ruby-gtk2-0.15.0/gtk/sample] \> ruby -w gtk-demo/main.rb  
> > gtk-demo/main.rb:19: warning: instance variable **windows** not initialized
> > 
> > The problem is in gtk/src/rbgtk.c, but I have no idea when **windows**  
> > could be initialized… 😕
> 
> Oops… I’ll fix it… Thanks.

I still see the same bug in the 0.16.0 release.

Regards,  
Tilman

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**Author:** ![Tilman\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tilman\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tilman_S)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-instance-variable-windows-not-initialized/97076/4 "2006-12-31T20:25:21Z")

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On Sat, 2006-12-30 at 21:52 +0900, Masao M. wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Oops, I forgot it.  
> It is fixed in CVS now.

Excellent. I’ve patched PLD’s release appropriately.

Aria

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**Author:** ![Tilman\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tilman\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tilman_S)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2006, 1:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-instance-variable-windows-not-initialized/97076/5 "2006-12-30T13:53:49Z")

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Hi,

Oops, I forgot it.  
It is fixed in CVS now.

On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 20:45:50 +0100  
Tilman S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> > 
> 
> I still see the same bug in the 0.16.0 release.
> 
> Regards,  
> Tilman
> 
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