From: timsuth@... (Tim Sutherland) Date: 2004-10-26T14:34:15+09:00 Subject: Re: problem w/ ruby install on windows -- or not? In article <1098293326.044176.139170@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>, WayneFChin@gmail.com wrote: >Jeff Barrett wrote: >> I've tried using the windows installer from Ruby-mswin32 and the one >from RubyInstaller. I've also tried both 1.8.1 and 1.8.2. Both of >them give me an error like so when asking ruby for it's version: >> >> C:\>ruby -version >> ruby 1.8.1 (2003-12-25) [i386-mswin32] >> -e:1: undefined local variable or method `rsion' for main:Object >(NameError) >> >> Is this a problem? There are other problems I'm trying to figure out >but first I want to make sure my ruby install is good. >> >> Thanks. > >Try "ruby -v" or "ruby --version". > >--Wayne Btw, the reason that ruby -version failed is that it is the same as ruby -v -ersion i.e. ruby -v -e rsion This is why it prints the Ruby version and then tries to evaluate "rsion". -- Tim Sutherland 2004 SDKACM President Software Developers' Klub - the University of Auckland ACM Student Chapter http://www.sdkacm.com/