# Has 'ping' been dropped from 1.9.1? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [March 14, 2009, 11:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/has-ping-been-dropped-from-1-9-1/162877 "2009-03-14T23:37:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![john\_maclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@john\_maclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_maclean)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 11:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/has-ping-been-dropped-from-1-9-1/162877/1 "2009-03-14T23:37:33Z")
=begin RUBY\_REVISION =\> 21895 =end require ‘ping’ LoadError: no such file to load – ping from (irb):1:in `require’ from (irb):1 – John M. 07739 171 531 MSc (DIC) Timezone: GMT ---
**Author:** ![john\_maclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@john\_maclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_maclean)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 3:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/has-ping-been-dropped-from-1-9-1/162877/2 "2009-03-15T03:14:38Z")
> require ‘ping’ > LoadError: no such file to load – ping > from (irb):1:in `require’ > from (irb):1 if you desperately need it (though yes it seems it wasn’t included in the source package) just move it over from 1.8 or download it separately. mv /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/ping.rb /usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/ Not the best solution but work with wut yuh got! - Mac ---
**Author:** ![john\_maclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@john\_maclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_maclean)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 5:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/has-ping-been-dropped-from-1-9-1/162877/3 "2009-03-15T17:11:21Z")
On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:12:24 -0500, Michael L. wrote: > mv /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/ping.rb /usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/ > > Not the best solution but work with wut yuh got! > > - Mac That’s a horrible idea. If the 1.8 version works, include it in your project, but don’t go modifying your standard library. ---
**Author:** ![john\_maclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@john\_maclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_maclean)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/has-ping-been-dropped-from-1-9-1/162877/4 "2009-03-15T19:10:03Z")
> That’s a horrible idea. If the 1.8 version works, include it in your > project, but don’t go modifying your standard library. Hence “not the best solution”. And it wouldn’t be modifying the ‘standard’ library because ping wasn’t included in the standard library; therefore it isn’t standard. I would agree with you if I was replacing Find or something with a 1.8 distro file, a file that was already included in the standard library. If ping is re-added in a future release, the 1.8v of ping will be overwritten.