From: Brian Candler <b.candler@...>
Date: 2010-09-08T21:02:56+09:00
Subject: Re: Regex breaks when string contains binary data

Aisha Fenton wrote:
> $KCODE is set to "UTF8", and my RUBYOPT env variable is set to 
> "rubygems".

Try writing your script like this:

#!/usr/bin/ruby -Kn
puts "\345HI".match(/HI|BYE/).inspect

or put $KCODE="NONE" at the top.

If it's not being set in RUBYOPT then perhaps Apple built ruby using 
option
--with-default-kcode=UTF8

> Hmmm could be the problem. I haven't really got my head around Ruby's 
> String encoding, might be time.

ruby 1.8's is pretty straightforward; ruby 1.9's is just boggling.

http://blog.grayproductions.net/categories/character_encodings
http://github.com/candlerb/string19/

Regards,

Brian.
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