From: Marc Heiler Date: 2009-12-29T06:04:07+09:00 Subject: Re: glibc detected error! "Not sure what it means but I ended up recompiling and installing." If you are man enough to compile from source on your own already, then at least report your GCC and Glibc version as well. It won't be a guaranteed reply, because not everyone will have enough knowledge about glibc inner workings to know when pointers are invalid (or about the ruby code per se, although there are quite some smart enough to understand the C code of the inner ruby-c) "I shouldn't have to do that! anyone know what it means? this is my first time using ruby and i would hate to use it if it's buggy." Noone forces you to use 1.9.x when you are NEW to ruby. Quite the opposite - if you are new to ruby, use 1.8.x and learn it. Being "buggy" is relative - ruby 1.6.x was probably "buggier" than 1.8.x and even within the 1.8.x series you had some releases with a bit more bugs than others. If you require stability, use 1.8.x. I compile that one from source and it works nicely. (My glibc version is 2.9 and the GCC Version is 4.4.2) -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.