# Irb not working in stable snapshot

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/irb-not-working-in-stable-snapshot/66233>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 12, 2006, 9:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/irb-not-working-in-stable-snapshot/66233 "2006-02-12T21:44:30Z")\
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**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:** [February 12, 2006, 9:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/irb-not-working-in-stable-snapshot/66233/1 "2006-02-12T21:44:30Z")

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Look what I have here:

zeus:~ # ruby -v  
ruby 1.8.4 (2006-02-12) [i686-linux]

zeus:~ # irb -v  
irb 0.9.5(05/04/13)

zeus:~ # irb  
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/workspace.rb:52: undefined method  
`irb\_binding’ for main:Object (NoMethodError)

The line in question is

```
 @binding = eval("def irb_binding; binding; end; irb_binding",
           TOPLEVEL_BINDING,
           __FILE__ ,
           __LINE__ - 3)

```

which worked in the Christmas release I am running on the other system.

s.