From: Ryan Hinton <iobass@...>
Date: 2008-09-07T05:14:01+09:00
Subject: Ruby interpreter bug?

I get a core dump when executing the following code.

class Bob
  ['hi', 'hello', 'howdy', 'goodbye'].each do |mname|
    instance_eval <<-EOF
      def #{mname}
        puts #{mname}
      end
    EOF
  end
end
Bob.hi

I get the same behavior when using eval instead of instance_eval and
calling "Bob.new.hi".  I know that the code isn't valid, but a core
dump seems inappropriate (maybe a SyntaxError exception?).  And my
Ruby interpreter is a little old.

$ ruby --version
ruby 1.8.6 (2007-09-24 patchlevel 111) [i386-freebsd6]

I'm happy to provide any further information that would be helpful.

Enjoy!

- Ryan