From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2012-10-30T00:07:14+09:00
Subject: Re: Marshal.load weird issue

On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 3:31 PM, Pierre J. <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
> You are right, they are not equal.
>
>> temp = Marshal.dump(ps)
>> temp2 = Marshal.dump(ps)
>> temp == temp2
>  => false
>
> It seems the difference is at the end of the string. The first one
> finishes with:
>
> "\x00\x1E\x19;\x160;\x17{\x00;\x18{\x00;\x19{\x00;\e{\x00;\x01\x80{\x00;\x01\x81F;\x01\x82F;\x01\x83F;\x01\x84F"
>
> The second one (temp2) finishes with:
>
> "\x00\x1E\x19;\x160;\x17{\x00;\x18{\x00;\x19{\x00;\e{\x00;+{\x00;,F;-F;.F;/F"
>
> I have to say it does not mean much to me. I have tried to "unpack" them
> but I am not sure what I am doing and the results seem always the same.

I think we need to know more about what ps actually is.  This looks
like ps changes between invocations.

Kind regards

robert


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