Mmm. This may be a bug with "timeout" in that it doesn't add its method to Kernel. A thought. -austin -- austin ziegler * austin.ziegler / evault.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Sean O'Dell [mailto:sean / celsoft.com] > Sent: 28 May 2004 17.11 > To: ruby-talk ML > Subject: Re: Calling global method > > On Friday 28 May 2004 13:41, Austin Ziegler wrote: > > > On Friday 28 May 2004 13:02, Austin Ziegler wrote: > > > > > > Well, I find it useful as I'm a bit stuck right now about how to > > > call a global method without producing some ugly code. It looks > > > like ugly is going to win, though, since there is no clean > > > built-in way to do it. > > > > 1. What built-in method? Perhaps you've chosen the wrong method. > > 2. If it's not built in, why aren't you boxing it yourself? > > The timeout method, module "timeout." > > Sean O'Dell > > > >