diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_inherit_ok_runme.rb b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_inherit_ok_runme.rb
index f269b9b1b..b91c223d3 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_inherit_ok_runme.rb
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_inherit_ok_runme.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ begin
   Foo.new
 rescue NameError
   exceptionRaised = true
+rescue TypeError
+  # In Ruby 1.8 the exception raised is:
+  # TypeError: allocator undefined for Abstract_inherit_ok::Foo
+	exceptionRaised = true
 ensure
   raise RuntimeError unless exceptionRaised
 end
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_inherit_runme.rb b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_inherit_runme.rb
index f8a6942db..f71c1d1c5 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_inherit_runme.rb
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_inherit_runme.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require 'abstract_inherit'
+	require 'abstract_inherit'
 
 include Abstract_inherit
 
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ begin
   Foo.new
 rescue NameError
   exceptionRaised = true
+rescue TypeError
+  # In Ruby 1.8 the exception raised is:
+  # TypeError: allocator undefined for Abstract_inherit::Foo
+	exceptionRaised = true
 ensure
   raise RuntimeError unless exceptionRaised
 end
@@ -22,6 +26,10 @@ begin
   Bar.new
 rescue NameError
   exceptionRaised = true
+rescue TypeError
+  # In Ruby 1.8 the exception raised is:
+  # TypeError: allocator undefined for Abstract_inherit::Bar
+	exceptionRaised = true
 ensure
   raise RuntimeError unless exceptionRaised
 end
@@ -31,6 +39,10 @@ begin
   Spam.new
 rescue NameError
   exceptionRaised = true
+rescue TypeError
+  # In Ruby 1.8 the exception raised is:
+  # TypeError: allocator undefined for Abstract_inherit::Spam
+	exceptionRaised = true
 ensure
   raise RuntimeError unless exceptionRaised
 end
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_signature_runme.rb b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_signature_runme.rb
index 5c727f8d2..78aed011e 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_signature_runme.rb
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/abstract_signature_runme.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ begin
   Abstract_foo.new
 rescue NameError
   exceptionRaised = true
+rescue TypeError
+  # In Ruby 1.8 the exception raised is:
+  # TypeError: allocator undefined for Abstract_signature::Abstract_foo
+	exceptionRaised = true
 ensure
   raise RuntimeError unless exceptionRaised
 end
@@ -26,6 +30,10 @@ begin
   Abstract_bar.new
 rescue NameError
   exceptionRaised = true
+rescue TypeError
+  # In Ruby 1.8 the exception raised is:
+  # TypeError: allocator undefined for Abstract_signature::Abstract_bar
+	exceptionRaised = true
 ensure
   raise RuntimeError unless exceptionRaised
 end
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/default_constructor_runme.rb b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/default_constructor_runme.rb
index fc1f42937..b262c6729 100755
--- a/Examples/test-suite/ruby/default_constructor_runme.rb
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/ruby/default_constructor_runme.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ begin
   b = B.new
 rescue ArgumentError
   # pass
+rescue TypeError
+  # In Ruby 1.8 the exception raised is:
+  # TypeError: allocator undefined for Default_constructor::BB
+	exceptionRaised = true
 end
 
 # The two-argument constructor for B should work
@@ -29,6 +33,10 @@ begin
   puts "Whoa. new BB created."
 rescue NoConstructorError
   # pass
+rescue TypeError
+  # In Ruby 1.8 the exception raised is:
+  # TypeError: allocator undefined for Default_constructor::BB
+	exceptionRaised = true
 end
 
 # C's constructor is protected, so this should raise an exception
@@ -37,6 +45,14 @@ begin
   print "Whoa. new C created."
 rescue NoConstructorError
   # pass
+rescue TypeError
+  # In Ruby 1.8 the exception raised is:
+  # TypeError: allocator undefined for Default_constructor::C
+  # pass
+rescue TypeError
+  # In Ruby 1.8 the exception raised is:
+  # TypeError: allocator undefined for Default_constructor::C
+  # pass
 end
 
 # CC gets a default constructor, so no problem here
@@ -48,6 +64,10 @@ begin
   puts "Whoa. new D created"
 rescue NoConstructorError
   # pass
+rescue TypeError
+  # In Ruby 1.8 the exception raised is:
+  # TypeError: allocator undefined for Default_constructor::D
+  # pass
 end
 
 # DD shouldn't get a default constructor, so this should fail
@@ -56,6 +76,18 @@ begin
   puts "Whoa. new DD created"
 rescue NoConstructorError
   # pass
+rescue TypeError
+  # In Ruby 1.8 the exception raised is:
+  # TypeError: allocator undefined for Default_constructor::DD
+  # pass
+rescue TypeError
+  # In Ruby 1.8 the exception raised is:
+  # TypeError: allocator undefined for Default_constructor::D
+  # pass
+rescue TypeError
+  # In Ruby 1.8 the exception raised is:
+  # TypeError: allocator undefined for Default_constructor::DD
+  # pass
 end
 
 # AD shouldn't get a default constructor, so this should fail
@@ -64,6 +96,14 @@ begin
   puts "Whoa. new AD created"
 rescue NoConstructorError
   # pass
+rescue TypeError
+  # In Ruby 1.8 the exception raised is:
+  # TypeError: allocator undefined for Default_constructor::AD
+  # pass
+rescue TypeError
+  # In Ruby 1.8 the exception raised is:
+  # TypeError: allocator undefined for Default_constructor::AD
+  # pass
 end
 
 # Both of the arguments to E's constructor have default values,
@@ -79,6 +119,14 @@ begin
   puts "Whoa. new EB created"
 rescue NoConstructorError
   # pass
+rescue TypeError
+  # In Ruby 1.8 the exception raised is:
+  # TypeError: allocator undefined for Default_constructor::EB
+  # pass
+rescue TypeError
+  # In Ruby 1.8 the exception raised is:
+  # TypeError: allocator undefined for Default_constructor::EB
+  # pass
 end
 
 # This should work fine