in irb: defining a local variable in a method doesn´t work

[dev@…]

in irb

irb(main):009:0> def test; a = 42; p a; end; test

produces

NameError: undefined local variable or method `:a' for main:TopLevel
	from 0:in `test'
	from 0:in `eval:'
	from 0:in `evaluate:'
	from 0:in `evaluate:'
	from 0:in `signal_status:'
	from 0:in `class_eval:'
	from 0:in `each_top_level_statement'
	from 0:in `eval_input'
	from 0:in `start:'

macruby:

macruby -e "def test; a = 42; p a; end; test"

works fine

[mattaimonetti@…]

confirmed with trunk built on August 6. Probably a binding issue.

[lsansonetti@…]

$ ./miniruby -e "eval('def test; a=42; p a; end'); test"
(eval):1:in `test': undefined local variable or method `a' for main:TopLevel (NameError)
	-e:1:in `<main>'

[lsansonetti@…]

Should be fixed in r2574.