[MacOS X] [BUG]Bus Error

ruby-talk
1

i'm using ruby with libxml and libxslt to transfom an xhtml file into an
xbel one thru xslt.

It seems (not deeply verified) the transform itself works but i get the
following error message :

$ ./fir2xbel.rb
./fir2xbel.rb:23: [BUG] Bus Error
ruby 1.8.5 (2006-08-25) [powerpc-darwin8.8.0]

the whole script could be resumed to :

#! /usr/bin/env ruby -wx

require 'xml/libxml'
require 'xml/libxslt'

xslt=XML::XSLT.file(<xsl file>)
xslt.doc=XML::Document.file(<xml file>)
s=xslt.parse
s.apply
f=File.open(<xbel file>,'w')
f.puts s

notice the -wx arg to Ruby.

where could i search for such an error ?

2

Maybe a dumb question but do you have a PPC Mac? I had a bunch of similar errors when I migrated my entire system (including Ruby install) from my PPC Powerbook Pro to an Intel MacBook Pro. The resolution was a complete reinstall of Ruby.

Peter

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On Mar 20, 2007, at 8:20 AM, Une Bévue wrote:

i'm using ruby with libxml and libxslt to transfom an xhtml file into an
xbel one thru xslt.

It seems (not deeply verified) the transform itself works but i get the
following error message :

$ ./fir2xbel.rb
./fir2xbel.rb:23: [BUG] Bus Error
ruby 1.8.5 (2006-08-25) [powerpc-darwin8.8.0]

the whole script could be resumed to :

#! /usr/bin/env ruby -wx

require 'xml/libxml'
require 'xml/libxslt'

xslt=XML::XSLT.file(<xsl file>)
xslt.doc=XML::Document.file(<xml file>)
s=xslt.parse
s.apply
f=File.open(<xbel file>,'w')
f.puts s

notice the -wx arg to Ruby.

where could i search for such an error ?

Peter Booth
peter_booth@mac.com
917 445 5663

3

Yes i do have a PPC Mac the ruby i'm using was installed on this PPC Mac
using MacPorts.

Such a bug is new to me, might be linked to Mac OS X 10.4.9 updat ?

Also it seems this has nothing to do with the xsl file by itself because
i get this error with the simplest one.

I'm sure i didn't have this error on 10.4.8...

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Peter Booth <pbooth@nocoincidences.com> wrote:

Maybe a dumb question but do you have a PPC Mac? I had a bunch of
similar errors when I migrated my entire system (including Ruby
install) from my PPC Powerbook Pro to an Intel MacBook Pro. The
resolution was a complete reinstall of Ruby.

4

I've had a long-running series of errors (Ruby 1.8.4, 1.8.5p12) of this type on a PPC Mac from a scratch install. The problems appeared to go away when I blew away /usr/local/lib/ruby and reinstalled Ruby (1.8.6) from scratch.

-faisal
-your rubber chicken may vary

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On Mar 20, 2007, at 11:09 AM, Peter Booth wrote:

Maybe a dumb question but do you have a PPC Mac? I had a bunch of similar errors when I migrated my entire system (including Ruby install) from my PPC Powerbook Pro to an Intel MacBook Pro. The resolution was a complete reinstall of Ruby.

Peter

On Mar 20, 2007, at 8:20 AM, Une Bévue wrote:

i'm using ruby with libxml and libxslt to transfom an xhtml file into an
xbel one thru xslt.

It seems (not deeply verified) the transform itself works but i get the
following error message :

$ ./fir2xbel.rb
./fir2xbel.rb:23: [BUG] Bus Error
ruby 1.8.5 (2006-08-25) [powerpc-darwin8.8.0]

the whole script could be resumed to :

#! /usr/bin/env ruby -wx

require 'xml/libxml'
require 'xml/libxslt'

xslt=XML::XSLT.file(<xsl file>)
xslt.doc=XML::Document.file(<xml file>)
s=xslt.parse
s.apply
f=File.open(<xbel file>,'w')
f.puts s

notice the -wx arg to Ruby.

where could i search for such an error ?

Peter Booth
peter_booth@mac.com
917 445 5663

5

ok, fine thanks !

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Faisal N Jawdat <faisal@faisal.com> wrote:

I've had a long-running series of errors (Ruby 1.8.4, 1.8.5p12) of
this type on a PPC Mac from a scratch install. The problems appeared
to go away when I blew away /usr/local/lib/ruby and reinstalled Ruby
(1.8.6) from scratch.