Thanks; that's totally it. That specific spec change is painfully clear in https://github.com/rubyspec/rubyspec/blob/master/core/kernel/eval_spec.rb (but, of course, I didn't think to look there!)
Best, Braxton On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 8:47 PM, Matt Aimonetti <mattaimone...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's actually a difference between Ruby 1.8 and 1.9, see the same code with > 1.9.3: > > $ irb > 1.9.3p125 :001 > eval "f=12" > => 12 > 1.9.3p125 :002 > f > NameError: undefined local variable or method `f' for main:Object > from (irb):2 > from /Users/mattetti/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p125/bin/irb:16:in `<main>' > > - Matt > > > On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 7:14 PM, Braxton Sherouse > <shero...@email.virginia.edu> wrote: >> >> Hello, all. I'm new to the list (and to MacRuby!), so I give my >> apologies in advance for any newbie indiscretions. >> >> I was working today with MacRuby as a scripting language within a >> Cocoa app, and found a difference between how Ruby and MacRuby's eval >> functions relate to their calling context. >> >> Here's a reduction: >> >> % irb --version >> irb 0.9.5(05/04/13) >> >> % irb >> >> eval("f = 12") >> => 12 >> >> f >> => 12 >> >> % macirb --version >> DietRB (0.6.1) >> >> % macirb >> irb(main):001:0> eval("f = 12") >> => 12 >> irb(main):002:0> f >> NameError: undefined local variable or method `f' for main:TopLevel >> >> >> I'm sure I'm missing something super basic. I followed a number of >> false leads in trying to figure this out before emailing the list, >> including checking out the $SAFE global (0 in both cases), and >> constructing Bindings to the calling context (same result). >> >> Thanks in advance for your patience and your help! >> >> Best, >> Braxton Sherouse >> _______________________________________________ >> MacRuby-devel mailing list >> MacRuby-devel@lists.macosforge.org >> http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macruby-devel > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacRuby-devel mailing list > MacRuby-devel@lists.macosforge.org > http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macruby-devel > _______________________________________________ MacRuby-devel mailing list MacRuby-devel@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macruby-devel