# Bug on autoload

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-on-autoload/116229>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [October 3, 2007, 5:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-on-autoload/116229 "2007-10-03T17:29:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Hidetoshi\_NAGAI](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/49beb7/32.png) [@Hidetoshi\_NAGAI](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hidetoshi_NAGAI)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2007, 5:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-on-autoload/116229/1 "2007-10-03T17:29:51Z")

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## ----\<hoge.rb\>------------------------------- class HOGE; end

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## NameError: uninitialized constant HOGE from /home/nagai/Ruby-work/hoge.rb:1:in `\<top (required)\>’

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