Discussions - comp.lang.ruby

Class variables, instance variables, singleton; Ruby v. C++

Newb here coming from C++ Ok, I _think_ I know what a class variable is. It is similar to a static variable in a class in C++. Rght? An instance variable is apart of an instantiated class, right? What's a singleton? I don't think it's the same as as singleton in C++ parlance. - - - If Class X wants to access a class variable and/or constant in Class Y, must a class... more »

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Racc fails on install

Hi all, I am very new to ruby but have got things up and running. I'm now trying to install racc and am hitting a serious problem which I can't resolve. I'm running Windows XP and Ruby 186-26 and have updated to the lastest RubyGems. When I run P:\>gem install c:racc-1.4.6.gem, I get back... Building native extensions. This could take a while...... more »

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	Do the inplace edit without backup file generated.
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	[Note: parts of this message were removed to make it a legal post.] Hello everyone. I'm trying to match the following pattern: Text1\n Text2\n Text3--- Please note that Text3 can contain \n. I tried using this regex: /(.?)\n(.?)\n(.?)---/ The pattern matches and I have three matches, but they're like this:... more » By Lucas Fialho* - Nov 26 - 5 new of 5 messages

Ruby byte access to disk sectors like dd does

I have been unable to find any reference to Ruby methods that provide raw disk access the way dd does. I frequently use the Linux utility program, dd, and would like to be able to do the same type of byte-level and sector-level access to the hard drive with Ruby. (What I am looking for is not file access.) Are there Ruby methods to provide this... more »

By Gary Hasson - Nov 26 - 5 new of 5 messages