------ art_7040_17448400.1195541816917 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Cool~, :) On Nov 20, 2007 5:07 AM, Ben Bleything <ben / bleything.net> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 20, 2007, sishen wrote: > > Hi, Ben. really great work, :) > > Thanks! > > > One more feature request: Why not auto save the history in .irb_history, > > just like what the history of bash does? > > So that's something that should probably be documented better. The code > that I wrote relies on pre-existing history enabler code. It is meant > as a supplement to something like Michael Granger's persistent IRB > history: > > http://www.rubygarden.org/Ruby/page/show/Irb/TipsAndTricks > > or Wirble (gem install wirble), which just packages the above with some > other IRB hacks. If you set up Michael's code or install wirble and > enable history, it'll save your history between sessions. > > My code does not replace that stuff; it serves a different purpose. > Mine is about accessing the history you already have. I've been meaning > to re-open a conversation I was having with wirble's author over a year > ago, to get my code included there. Once that happens (if Paul is still > interested), you'll be able to just install/enable wirble and have all > your history goodies for free. > > Hope that answers your question :) > > Ben > > ------ art_7040_17448400.1195541816917--