From: Andreas Semt <as@...>
Date: 2005-01-24T23:52:00+09:00
Subject: Re: This is wierd...

sigzero@gmail.com wrote:

> I just installed 1.8.2 to get a feel for Ruby. I tried the hello.rb
> file.
> 
> This works:
> class Hello
> 
> attr_reader :msg
> 
> def initialize
> 
> @msg = "Hello, World"
> 
> end
> 
> end
> 
> h = Hello.new
> 
> puts h.msg
> 
> print "Press RETURN"
> 
> $stdin.gets
> 
> This does not:
> 
> class Hello
> attr_reader :msg
> 
> def initialize
> @msg = "Hello, World"
> end
> end
> 
> h = Hello.new
> puts h.msg
> print "Press RETURN"
> $stdin.gets
> 
> hello.rb:2: formal argument cannot be an instance variable
> It is the same code except the spacing. What is the deal?
> 
> Robert
> 
> 
> 
> 

Hello Robert!

i am on W2K Pro, Ruby:
ruby 1.8.2 (2004-07-29) [i386-mswin32].
Both versions of your code works for me.

Greetings,
Andreas