Resolv.getaddress("http://www.google.co.uk") does not work on Windows ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Key: JRUBY-3480 URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JRUBY-3480 Project: JRuby Issue Type: Bug Components: Core Classes/Modules Affects Versions: JRuby 1.1.4 Environment: Windows Reporter: Praful Kapadia Priority: Minor Resolv.getaddress("http://www.google.co.uk") does not work. The following error occurs: C:/Program Files/NetBeans 6.5/ruby2/jruby-1.1.4/lib/ruby/1.8/resolv.rb:299:in `open': No such file or directory - File not found - /etc/hosts (Errno::ENOENT) Looking at the code for resolv.rb, I see the following: if /mswin32|cygwin|mingw|bccwin/ =~ RUBY_PLATFORM require 'win32/resolv' DefaultFileName = Win32::Resolv.get_hosts_path else DefaultFileName = '/etc/hosts' end Given that RUBY_PLATFORM is java for JRuby, the DefaultFileName is going to be set to /etc/hosts, which does not exist on Windows. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, please visit: http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email