# Win XP & One-Click installer .dump problems

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win-xp-one-click-installer-dump-problems/69742>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 23, 2006, 4:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win-xp-one-click-installer-dump-problems/69742 "2006-09-23T16:41:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 4:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win-xp-one-click-installer-dump-problems/69742/1 "2006-09-23T16:41:09Z")

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Hey,

I ran into an annoying bug while trying to use the Ferret gem:

C:\Documents and Settings\Ilya\>ruby -v  
ruby 1.8.4 (2006-04-14) [i386-mswin32]

C:\Documents and Settings\Ilya\>gem list --local

\*\*\* LOCAL GEMS \*\*\*

ferret (0.10.6)  
Ruby indexing library.  
…

C:\Documents and Settings\Ilya\>irb  
irb(main):001:0\> “\t\tabcd”.dump  
=\> “"\t\tabcd"”  
irb(main):002:0\> require ‘ferret’  
=\> true  
irb(main):003:0\> “\t\tabcd”.dump  
=\> “" abcd"\000\000”  
irb(main):004:0\>

Something breaks in ruby after I include ferret and rails collapses on  
the spot. The templating engine falls down and starts complaining about  
weird characters in my .rhtml files.

More info on this and similar issues:  
[http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/82204#new](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/82204#new)  
[http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3837&group\_id=12&atid=133](http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3837&group_id=12&atid=133)

I’ve tried this on two different computers, with 1.8.4.20, 1.8.5… and  
even 1.8.2, all yielding the same results. (Yes, I also tried different  
versions of the ferret gem). Any suggestions?

Cheers,  
Ilya