From: Pixel <pixel@...>
Date: 2002-02-23T06:55:29+09:00
Subject: Re: special characters

Urban Hafner <ruby-lists@web.de> writes:

> Tobias Reif <tobiasreif@pinkjuice.com> wrote:
> >1. I get "\366" instead of "�"
> >2. IRB quits by itself.

it does happen to me if i type something like

----------
% irb
irb(main):001:0> ��

% irb
irb(main):001:0> e�
NameError: undefined local variable or method `e' for #<Object:0x401ddce0>
        from (irb):1

%
----------
does it happen for someone else?

> >3. How do I go back in the line history? On Win/IRB, I use arrow up,
> >   and arrow left/rihgt to navigate a line.
> >   In Mandrake/(bash(?))/IRB, those don't work
> >   (I only see ^[OA etc.equiv.).
> You have to compile irb with readline support. Readline should be
> installed, but you also have to install the headers (don't know which
> package, I'm using Debian)

There is readline support by default...

> >[...]
> >6. I chose Mandrake for ease of use ... (as with Ruby)
> Use Debian ;)

no troll please, i'm going to bite ;)

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Pixel (from Mandrake)