From: ghorner <gabriel.horner@...>
Date: 2011-01-06T10:10:25+09:00
Subject: Re: ripl - an irb alternative - 0.3.0 released

On Jan 5, 10:55 am, Michal Suchanek <hramr...@centrum.cz> wrote:
> Hello
>
> There is a serious issue with ripl.
>
> $ ripl
> Bond Error: Failed to load readline_line_buffer. Ensure that it exists
> and was built correctly.

For ruby < 1.9.2, you'll need to have readline installed. I'm
surprised your install reported no errors. Can you reinstall?

> with irb you can press ^C to abort printing the output.

Pressing Ctrl-C to abort printing works for me. What linux distro are
you running?

> I symlinked the executable in my home directory because it's hidden
somewhere in lib.

You shouldn't symlink executables to ~/bin after installing any gem.
Not sure I understand the reasoning. Executables aren't hidden in
lib/.

Gabriel