From: Mark Probert <probertm@...>
Date: 2002-03-20T04:51:26+09:00
Subject: irb, ruby and threads


Hi.

I have a script running under irb (ruby 1.6.6-cygwin) and it
works as I expect -- it loads, runs and does its stuff.


However, when I run it under ruby, I get the following error:


   (eval):3:in `format': wrong # of arguments(4 for 1) (ArgumentError)
         from ./coll3k.rb:156:in `join'
         from ./coll3k.rb:156:in `get_data'
         from ./coll3k.rb:156:in `each'
         from ./coll3k.rb:156:in `get_data'
         from ./coll3k.rb:233


line 156 points to ...


         @threads.each { |thr| thr.join }


I don't understand.  Can one of more enlightened folk on the
list help me out with this one?  Is the error in the block
where the threads are defined?  'Format' seems to indicate a
print statement.  If this is the case, how come irb doesn't
pick it up?  (I think this means that I don't understand how
eval is used in irb.)

TIA,




-mark

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