[#394253] gtk2 install error — CC Chen <lists@...>
Hi,
[#394259] return_bang 1.1 Released — Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
home :: https://github.com/drbrain/return_bang
[#394281] Can someone throw me a bone — Bob Baird <lists@...>
Hi all,
[#394290] openSUSE fan? — Jos Poortvliet <jos@...>
Heya Ruby and Rails hackers!
[#394310] fibonacci and defining variables — "Christopher D." <lists@...>
I was doing an example on Fibonacci sequences and this confused me a
[#394311] using hash as database? Secure databases with ruby? — ruby rocks <lists@...>
I am new to programming and am learning ruby as my first language. I
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:30 AM, ruby rocks <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
Hassan Schroeder wrote in post #1054862:
Florian Gilcher wrote in post #1054875:
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 1:14 PM, ruby rocks <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
Hassan Schroeder wrote in post #1054884:
[#394324] RegEx for a string between two symbols — "Christopher D." <lists@...>
I'm looking to build a dictionary application. One part that I am having
Hi,
Jan E. wrote in post #1054912:
[#394334] Ruby on Windows... — Hal Fulton <rubyhacker@...>
It's been a long time since I did anything on Windows... I'm now
[#394369] Terminated Object Error. Help Needed — Tridib Bandopadhyay <lists@...>
Here is my sample code:-
[#394375] Call for comments - Structure — Hal Fulton <rubyhacker@...>
Greetings, fellow Rubyists...
Hal Fulton wrote in post #1055070:
W dniu 5 kwietnia 2012 14:21 u=C5=BCytkownik Robert Klemme
On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Bartosz Dziewo=F1ski <matma.rex@gmail.com> =
2012/4/5 Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com>
On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 5:18 PM, Hal Fulton <rubyhacker@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 5:00 PM, Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com>wrote:
[#394381] For beginners: Rubeque.com, interactive Ruby coding practice — "S. W." <lists@...>
I stumbled across this site recently and found it very useful for
[#394384] Not a Memory Leak but Stale Objects - clears with GC.start — Tom Moulton <lists@...>
I have a long running process.
[#394386] Want to get exact match from sentence — Lucky Nl <lists@...>
SGkgZnJpZW5kcywKCiAgIEkgbmVlZCB0byBzZWFyY2ggZXhhY3QgbWF0Y2gg
[#394390] Design pattern question — James French <James.French@...>
Hi group,
James French wrote in post #1055131:
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On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 4:25 PM, James French
W dniu 5 kwietnia 2012 21:27 u=C5=BCytkownik Steve Klabnik
> Abstract classes are sometimes useful (although rarely). For example,
[#394425] Google Group Mirror Broken — Thomas Sawyer <lists@...>
Looks like, sometime in February, posts started to go missing from the
[#394435] Add a GUI to your Ruby Script — "Eric C." <lists@...>
Hi:
[#394440] Advise on learning Ruby — "Taz798 U." <lists@...>
Hello,
[#394457] Best way of implementing controllers for m:n model relation (Car->Parts) — Thomas Tschofenig <lists@...>
Hello,
[#394469] Group Status — Intransition <transfire@...>
The Google Group mirror now appears to be 100% dead.
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[#394471] How to pull out specific part of a variable and set to another variable? — "Charlie B." <lists@...>
I have a variable that is a long string. The variable looks like this:
Here's a possible approach
2012/4/9 Iachetti Federico Mart=EDn <iachetti.federico@gmail.com>:
[#394492] New to Ruby, tutorial gives wrong example. — Roger McDonald <lists@...>
I am just starting with Ruby with intention to learn and perhaps use it
You maxe a spelling mistake in the method name initialize.
i just realized that i made (maxe) a spelling mistake too ;)
Wow, thank you all for replying, it is really appreciated.
[#394499] need to match words from setence — Lucky Nl <lists@...>
Hi friends,
Hmm include method will match substring too.This is not i want .I want
[#394519] Copy all files in a directory — "Charlie B." <lists@...>
Still new to Ruby and feel silly having to ask such a simple question,
[#394533] A Beginner's Question about Metaprogramming — Phil Stone <lists@...>
Hey guys, have a question about Ruby programming and found this forum
Thanks for the help!
[#394538] less absolutely horrible way to make sure array 1 only contains elements from array 2? — ruby ismyname <lists@...>
@selections = []
[#394565] Possible to spawn windows explorer to select files/directories? — "Charlie B." <lists@...>
I have a script that I would like to be able to spawn a windows shell so
[#394576] Regular expression help — Alex Sweps <lists@...>
Hello all
[#394580] conditionally use greater than or less than — phil rosenstein <lists@...>
what is the best way to do this in ruby?
[#394587] ruby v.1.8.6. Expand array class, make combinations — Ronnie Aa <lists@...>
Hi,
Hi Ralf,
[#394592] Upgrading to Ruby 1.9 - Should I? Is it painful? — Oren Shani <lists@...>
Hi All,
Oren Shani wrote in post #1056125:
W dniu 16 kwietnia 2012 22:05 u=C5=BCytkownik Brian Candler
[#394604] request for feature: nested methods should be private on nesting method — botp <botpena@...>
Hi ,
[#394616] How to test if array element exists? — Soul Surf <lists@...>
I'm new to Ruby and just want to test if an array element exists. Here's
Hi,
[#394631] Arguments with Funktion — "roboter Y." <lists@...>
i want a ruby program, is have 2 Arguments(a,b) ,which output the Prime
[#394641] GC on two C extension objects — Mike Owens <mikeowens@...>
I am running into a problem with to C extension objects and I'm not sure
[#394642] how to avoid escaping special chars after backslah in string — Lucky Nl <lists@...>
Hi friends,
so what's your ideal syntax here?
Roger Pack wrote in post #1056378:
On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 8:21 PM, Lucky Nl <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
On 04/13/2012 09:01 PM, Roger Pack wrote:
" \\imp ".match(/
[#394643] unable to do "down" range? — Roger Pack <lists@...>
Hello.
Hi,
Roger and Jan,
[#394658] Why doesn't Fixnum#to_d exist? — Mark Campbell <nitrodist@...>
http://stdlib.rubyonrails.org/libdoc/bigdecimal/rdoc/index.html
It does exist, but it's in a separate file - bigdecimal/util or utils,
Yes, that file has the String#to_d, Float#to_d and Rational#to_d.
>irb
On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 07:23:34AM +0900, Mark Campbell wrote:
On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 11:45 AM, Chad Perrin <code@apotheon.net> wrote:
[#394675] Operator overloading of the subscript operator — Ralph Shnelvar <ralphs@...32.com>
I understand that operators (e.g. +, -, *, []) are nothing more than method names so that
Hi,
Jan,
Ralph Shnelvar wrote in post #1056506:
On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Ralph Shnelvar <ralphs@dos32.com> wrote:
W dniu 15 kwietnia 2012 18:41 u=C5=BCytkownik Eric Christopherson
On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 5:03 PM, Jan E. <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
[#394698] Great Ruby Apps/Libraries — Trans <transfire@...>
Other then Rails, what do you think the greatest Ruby app/library/gem is?
[#394713] Problem With Ruby.. — "Tucketdog J." <lists@...>
Specs: XCode 4.3.2, Mac OS X 10.7.3, RVM 1.12.3 (stable).
[#394717] insert text after line "whatever" — fox foxmaster <lists@...>
Hi all,
[#394732] C extensions: disable GC for a Ruby object and enable GC later for it — Iñaki Baz Castillo <ibc@...>
Hi, I do know this is very commented subject but I don't understand it clea=
On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 9:31 PM, I=C3=B1aki Baz Castillo <ibc@aliax.net> wr=
[#394751] Does the ruby ECC binding not include ec_point_mul? — roobie doo <lists@...>
It doesn't appear to after looking at the documentation, but I want to
[#394753] GVL lock and unlock — Iñaki Baz Castillo <ibc@...>
Hi, I'm coding a Ruby wrapper for libuv (the event-driven library used
On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 3:15 AM, I=F1aki Baz Castillo <ibc@aliax.net> wrote=
[#394766] A current version of Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby as PDF? — Joshua Muheim <lists@...>
Hey guys
[#394767] Capital Cyrillic letter in Ruby class name (UTF-8) — Vladimir Kerimov <lists@...>
Hi matz,
Here =D0=94=D0=BE=D0=BA=D1=83=D0=BC=D0=B5=D0=BD=D1=82 is only a local var=
It could be funny, but it is make us use method at the place where we
[#394788] extconf.rb and checking for C++ headers — "Darryl L. Pierce" <mcpierce@...>
I'm extending our project [1] with some native extensions. Our code is
in 1.8 you need to add
[#394789] I am in ruby GUI toolkit hell — roobie doo <lists@...>
I have ruby installed, 1.9.3
[#394797] C extension: How to get a block passed to a method? — Iñaki Baz Castillo <ibc@...>
Hi, let's imagine the following Ruby code:
[#394803] Why must I know whether I extend a class or a module? — Marc Heiler <lists@...>
Hi.
On Wednesday, April 18, 2012 1:13:17 PM UTC-4, Marc Heiler wrote:
W dniu 19 kwietnia 2012 07:59 u=C5=BCytkownik Intransition
On Thursday, April 19, 2012 1:18:05 PM UTC-4, Bartosz Dziewo=C5=84ski wrote=
On 20 April 2012 13:53, Intransition <transfire@gmail.com> wrote:
On 21/04/2012, Intransition <transfire@gmail.com> wrote:
[#394812] Converting CSV — cristian cristian <lists@...>
Hello all!
Well, parsing the file and processing its content is certainly more
Jan E. wrote in post #1057244:
[#394828] Breaking large Ruby script into multiple files — Thomas Luedeke <lists@...>
On large Fortran projects, I'm accustomed to breaking them up into
[#394834] Which graphical/gui library is used for ruby? — gmspro gmspro <lists@...>
Is it opengl?
[#394838] When are numbers NOT Magic? Example. — Greg Willits <lists@...>
A risky and lengthy post, I'm hoping you'll indulge me on. Stack
[#394851] Berlin calling. — Marco Vismara <lists@...>
Hello everybody,
[#394853] How can i make the colorful font with black background for puts? — gmspro gmspro <lists@...>
puts 'Hello World."
How can i set the text color to light green? Not the 32 only.
[#394865] finding duplicates in an array and its index number — newto ruby <lists@...>
Hi,
[#394897] Google Group is Back — Intransition <transfire@...>
Well, like some sort of psychotic girlfriend, the Ruby-Talk Google Group is
[#394911] mruby - More info? — "Aaron D. Gifford" <astounding@...>
Where can I find more info. about mruby?
[#394923] What does '||=' mean? — Soichi Ishida <lists@...>
Well, as stated in the subject, what does '||=' mean?
[#394947] Why openssl on windows produces error but not on centos to read pkcs12 — Nauman Thanvi <lists@...>
Hi,
On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Nauman Thanvi <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
Nauman Thanvi wrote in post #1057798:
[#394964] To developers of Ruby: Feeble documentation - weakness of Ruby and the Ruby on Rails (2nd edition) — Sergey Ezhov <lists@...>
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I think you are a bit confused.
On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 5:11 AM, Brian Candler <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 9:17 PM, Ryan Davis <ryand-ruby@zenspider.com>wrote:
http://api.rubyonrails.org/ - disgusting documentation! There are no
[#394969] gem-packed script with DATA section does not work — Wybo Dekker <wybo@...4all.nl>
The attached minimal gem contains a script that reads "Hello World!"
Please can some one show me how to stop getting emails from
DATA points to the contents after the __END__ directive of the executable
On 2012-04-23 11:39, Xavier Noria wrote:
Ryan Davis писал 23.04.2012 22:58:
On 2012-04-23 22:57, Peter Zotov wrote:
I you don't need the BEGIN block nor constants, I think you could just use s=
On 2012-04-24 10:53, Xavier Noria wrote:
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Wybo Dekker <wybo@xs4all.nl> wrote:
On 2012-04-24 11:08, Robert Klemme wrote:
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 2:59 PM, Wybo Dekker <wybo@xs4all.nl> wrote:
[#394979] Join this code reading study group - already 20+ members — Adam Akhtar <lists@...>
If you're like me you want to get into the habit of reading source code
Ryan Davis wrote in post #1058025:
[#395011] problem with SystemStackError — Ralf Mueller <ralf.mueller@...>
Hi!
[#395014] New to Ruby, need install advice — "Rohit S." <lists@...>
I'm hoping I can get some advice on Ruby installs, as I sit a bit
[#395024] -BEGINNERS- Where do I Start? — "Thought M." <lists@...>
Hello World....... I am very new to code but have been glancing at it
[#395035] if if if statment — fox foxmaster <lists@...>
Hi all,
Hi I will attache the code since it gets format when I paste in paste
[#395055] matching substrings — Clay Tzoucalis <lists@...>
I need a little help with an assignment. Following is the code I am
I understand that. I am looking more for where to start,in attempt to
[#395063] Method Missing as Filter — "Christopher D." <lists@...>
Let's say I have a model called User. User has two attributes or table
On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Christopher D. <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
[#395072] A question of style — Michel Demazure <lists@...>
When you write something like
[#395084] net::smtp carriage returns — "Tim L." <lists@...>
I'm new to ruby and trying to build a script that logs into a cisco pix
[#395085] Wrappng up my Text Game! Need Help! — Jared Hobbs <lists@...>
Hi, everyone. This is my first post!
Hmmm, you guys got any other suggestions that could handle user input?
Okay guys, again, I thank you for helping me!
[#395090] running a command line argument from rudy — "Christopher D." <lists@...>
Straight up. I have to use windows @ work but I still require some
On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Christopher D. <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
Martin DeMello wrote in post #1058543:
[#395099] ruby/shoes GUI - sqlite, how to isert a variable key in table? — "Danilo L." <lists@...>
Hello, I am struggling to insert a variable into a table, for example:
Hi Danilo, How are you enjoying shoooes?
From what I've read[1], sqlite will coerce values into the declared
Michel wrote in post #1058590:
On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Danilo L. <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
[#395113] why does this return 255 bits instead of 256 (and general bit byte hex string array crypt mayhem :P) — instance_variable ok <lists@...>
So I am doing something that requires me to manipulate things on the bit
why does a 32 character long string have a length (and bytesize) of 64
Remember, when you convert an integer to a string (#to_s) that leading
[#395126] Global variable for spaces per tab? — Intransition <transfire@...>
Is there any global variable in Ruby for specifying how tabs ("\t") should
On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 05:22:47AM +0900, Ryan Davis wrote:
[#395151] list local_variables in a def by means of a method — Ronnie Aa <lists@...>
Hello,
You can't. The "listvar" method has a different scope than "one" or
[#395161] What is the meaning of rb_thread_interrupted() ? — Iñaki Baz Castillo <ibc@...>
Hi, I'm coding a Ruby C extension and would like to know the meaning
I単aki Baz Castillo <ibc@aliax.net> wrote:
Eric Wong писал 29.04.2012 12:02:
Peter Zotov <whitequark@whitequark.org> wrote:
[#395178] I need some advice for a project I am working on — Joe Dirt <lists@...>
Hi,
[#395193] delete character from array — Ok Ok <lists@...>
Here is my question...
Yes that was exactly it. I have one more question maybe you can help me
This is a little blunt, but may be what you need:
Chris Morris wrote in post #1058975:
On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 7:11 PM, Brian Candler <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
Robert Klemme wrote in post #1059013:
[#395204] Getting the associated exception instance after using rb_protect() — Iñaki Baz Castillo <ibc@...>
Hi, by using rb_protect() I can get an integer "exception" which I can
2012/4/30 I=F1aki Baz Castillo <ibc@aliax.net>:
2012/4/30 Martin Bo=C3=9Flet <martin.bosslet@googlemail.com>:
[#395210] Writing a file to txt, how can I put a new line? — "Christopher D." <lists@...>
I would like to create an error log for a application I have made. Here
You might want to look at puts. Or maybe one of the logging libraries that
Re: -BEGINNERS- Where do I Start?
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 10:58 PM, Thought M. <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote: > Hello World....... I am very new to code but have been glancing at it > for years. Catching glimpses here and reading articles there, but, I > never actually started doing anything but absorbing info and general > understanding. So.... I started in looking for a code to learn, I start > by looking for a java setup since I drink lots of coffee....lol Well > when reading about java i seen an article about how Ruby was way more > comprehensive and easy going in a sense you don't have to spoon feed the > compiler to make things with your set objects or commands. So i decided > to go with Ruby since it wasn't that hard to understand when reading > _why's Guide to Ruby. I got a few chapters in and started to get swamped > with examples that I never used but only read.... At this point I had > just installed Lucid Lynx(Ubuntu [which i have no experience with > installing through the terminal]) so with Lynx in place I had read a how > to article on installing Ruby and did so successfully.(I am pretty sure > anyway) > > So now I have Ruby 1.9.3 with RVM as the main source for my install. Awesome :) Nice job getting all that installed, I know it can be really rough when you are new and aren't familiar with all the idioms. I had to have my school's sysadmin install Linux for me when I first started. If he hadn't helped me out, I wouldn't even be here today. You're way ahead of the curve given that you've been able to figure all that out on your own. At this point I want to try the stuff that I have been reading > about in _why's ruby book. _why's book is a lot of fun, but I think it was written for ruby 1.8. Most things will still be the same, but some are easier now, and others are just a little bit different. As an aside I've always felt the Poignant Guide's strengths were more in it's entertainment value than it's pedagogical merit. I tried to address the gap newbies face by recording sessions where I taught my friends Ruby. We also had quizzes and challenges to work through. I'm not sure how well I succeeded, but if you find yourself getting frustrated with existing resources, you're welcome to give it a try at http://ruby-kickstart.com/ Am I just suppose to start writing things in > my terminal? How do i test the code I wrote? How do I save and run the > code right there as I am writing it like in the "Try Ruby"? In the > online try ruby it allows me to enter some code and hit Return to make > it run the script. But when i hit enter in the terminal it just moves to > the next line which leads me to believe that there is a start/end > command to let the Ruby know what I want to run an when to run it. > Basically I don't what is going on, am I using ruby when I type "Ruby" > in the terminal? How do I make things execute and show me the results? I > feel quite close, like I am just missing a few understandings. Like how > do I open ruby, how do i use ruby, and do I interact and communicate > with ruby in a manner that i type and it responds? > > When you type "ruby" and hit return, it expects you to type in a program in the command line. You've already discovered irb, but if you'd like to see how this works, you can type "ruby", then "puts 'hello world'", then control-D On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 12:51 AM, Thought M. <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote: > Sorry, I just didn't think is was a big deal to ask a question about my response I received. > > Don't worry about it, some people don't remember what it's like to be new.