From: Ryan Pavlik <rpav@...>
Date: 2003-09-02T04:35:31+09:00
Subject: Re: can't use 'require' with mod_ruby?

On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 04:25:04 +0900
mgarriss <mgarriss@earthlink.net> wrote:

> When trying to execute this one line ruby cgi file with mod_ruby:
> 
> raise 'postgres' unless require 'postgres'

Two things:

    1)  mod_ruby keeps the same interpreter around for each invocation;
        you don't get a new one (so previously required stuff is still
        loaded)

    2)  require returns false if you try and require something that's
        already been required

This should make what's happening clear, I hope. ;)

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Ryan Pavlik <rpav@mephle.com>

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