On Sat, 8 Apr 2000, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> In message "[ruby-talk:02375] Marshal: Want string out, but want depth specified?"
>     on 00/04/07, Hugh Sasse Staff Elec Eng <hgs / dmu.ac.uk> writes:
> 
> |@encoded = [Marshal.dump(@decoded, , depth)].pack("m")
> |
> |gives a syntax error,
> 
> Because you can't omit the second argument.

I tried this because I can omit the second and third arguments together.
> 
> |@encoded = [Marshal.dump(@decoded, nil, depth)].pack("m")
> |
> |doesn't work, the second param needs to be type IO
> 
> Yes.
> 
> |@encoded = [Marshal.dump(@decoded, depth)].pack("m")
> |
> |doesn't work, the second param needs to be type IO
> 
> Hmm, I designed this to work.  And works fine on my box.  The only
> limitation I can think of is depth must be a Fixnum.

I think I tried it with a value of 10.  I am using 1.4.3.  Can I get
better diagnositcs out somehow, so you can see why this doesn't work
on my system, please?
	
> 
> 							matz.
> 
	Hugh
	hgs / dmu.ac.uk