From: "Hal E. Fulton" <hal9000@...>
Date: 2003-01-15T06:30:55+09:00
Subject: Re: Segmentation fault on gets

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dr. Leon Stevens" <stevensl@lincolnu.edu>
To: "ruby-talk ML" <ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 2:08 PM
Subject: Segmentation fault on gets


> I'm trying to do simple keyboard input:
> 
> a = ""
> a = gets
> puts a
> 
> I'm running Ruby 1.6.7, under Win 98 SE.
> 
> When I type the first letter, I receive the message
> 
> [bug] Segmentation Fault.
> 
> I've removed Ruby and reinstalled it several times, with consistent
> failures.
> 
> 1. What do I need to do?
> 
> 2. There MUST be a better way. What is it?

Very odd. I've run Ruby on 98SE for ages and
never saw this happen in any version.

Perhaps go to 1.6.8 or even later. (I personally
find the development versions to be pretty stable.)

Hal