From: Minero Aoki <aamine@...>
Date: 2003-06-22T10:39:38+09:00
Subject: Re: Trying to use Net::HTTP sample program from "The Ruby Way"

Hi,

  In mail "Re: Trying to use Net::HTTP sample program from "The Ruby Way""
    Ludwigi Beethoven <aix_tech@yahoo.com> wrote:

> > >   h = Net::HTTP.new("www.ruby-lang.org", 80)
> > >   resp, data = h.get("/en/index.html", nil)
> > 
> > What version of ruby are you using?
> > If it is ruby 1.8, try latest version.

> The version, ruby -v, that I am using is:
> 
> 1.7.2 under MS/Windows.

Ah, I'm sorry.  "ruby 1.8" means "devlopping branch of ruby".
1.7.x and 1.8.0 is both developping branch, you need to update
ruby.

Reason:

  * net/http is incompatible with the one included in ruby 1.6.
    Net::HTTP#get returns [HTTPResponse, String] in 1.6,
    but same method returns the single HTTPResponse object
    in 1.7.x and 1.8.

  * But for backward compatibility, HTTPResponse#to_ary is
    added.  So you can use old code without modifying code.
    This modification is done in ruby 1.8, you need update
    ruby to 1.8.

Regards,
Minero Aoki