From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2006-09-09T15:30:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Can't get irb to read its configuration file

Pierre Barbier de Reuille wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I was trying to use Wirble, and following the mail, I edited my ~/.irbrc
> 
> However, it seems that the content of that file is just not read ... I
> tried to debug the irb scripts and I found out that this file was
> correctly found, however, the content do not seems to be evaluated at all :(
> 
> Also, I tried to evaluate that .irbrc file directly from irb and it does
> work ...
> 
> For information I am using :
> 
> $ irb --version
> irb 0.9.5(05/04/13)
> $ ruby --version
> ruby 1.8.4 (2005-12-24) [i486-linux]

Did you just put something in there like "puts 'hello'"?  Did it print?

Regards

	robert