> The original post is on the REE group: http://groups.google.com/group/emm-ruby/browse_thread/thread/5bdb6869ed0f9843
> Other people with gcc 4.4.0 have confirmed this bug.
>
> Here's valid behavior in 1.8.7:

so 1.8.7 works with GCC 4.4?  Is this a ruby bug or a GCC one?
=r