From: Minero Aoki <aamine@...>
Date: 2003-06-22T11:59:15+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:

> I upgraded to 1.8.0 and I am still getting the same
> error. I am not sure what's going wrong with what
> appears to be a simple program.
> ruby -v returns: ruby 1.8.0 (2003, 05, 26)[i386-mswin32]

The modification is introduced on 2003-06-06...
OK, try attaching patch.

Regards
Minero Aoki

--- http.rb	14 May 2003 03:20:16 -0000	1.83
+++ http.rb	6 Jun 2003 07:05:52 -0000	1.84
@@ -1598,10 +1598,20 @@ module Net
     attr_reader :http_version
     attr_reader :code
     attr_reader :message
-    alias msg message
+    alias msg message       # for backward compatibility
 
     def inspect
       "#<#{self.class} #{@code} readbody=#{@read}>"
+    end
+
+    # For backward compatibility.
+    # To allow Net::HTTP 1.1 style assignment
+    # e.g.
+    #    response, body = Net::HTTP.get(....)
+    # 
+    def to_ary
+      warn "net/http: warning: old style assignment found at #{caller(1)[0]}" if $VERBOSE
+      [self, body()]
     end
 
     #