From: Steven Lumos <steven@...>
Date: 2007-07-14T05:56:50+09:00
Subject: Re: Proposal: runtime-modifying Kernel methods should be keywords

Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz@ruby-lang.org> writes:
> Hi,
>
> In message "Re: Proposal: runtime-modifying Kernel methods should be keywords"
>     on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:42:06 +0900, Charles Oliver Nutter <charles.nutter@sun.com> writes:
>
> |I'd say anything that fits both of the following criteria qualifies:
> |
> |- the feature can't be implemented without knowing how to manipulate 
> |runtime/implementation-specific structures (and having a way to 
> |manipulate those structures)
> |- the feature can't be wrapped in another method and maintain the same 
> |behavior as if it were called in the original context
> |
> |All those listed so far fit these criteria.
>
> String#gsub ?
>
> 							matz.

Even if everything mentioned became keywords, wouldn't you still have
to worry about extensions? I actually CAN wrap #gsub and set $~ if my
wrapper method is written in C, can't I?

Steve