From: Daniel Berger <djberg96@...>
Date: 2007-11-05T01:47:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Thinking of dropping YAML from 1.8

Joel VanderWerf wrote:
> Ujwal Reddy Malipeddi wrote:
>> where to start ... to fix the YAML code bugs
> 
> Pick one!
> 
> Open yaml bugs, and [status in 1.8.6p111]:
> 
> [#3698] In a highly dynamic ObjectSpace (loads of created and collected 
> objects) YAML creates erroneous anchors/references [? related to #8548]
> 
> [#6819] YAML loses data [verified]
> 
> [#7787] YAML.parse fails to recognize document terminator when it 
> follows a multiline scalar [verified]
> 
> [#8026] YAML fails to parse its own input [verified]
> 
> [#8548] YAML::Omap loses entries, replacing them with random references 
> [verified]
> 
> [#8886] YAML fails to load a Hash containing a Pathname [verified]
> 
> [#9053] YAML.load(file) cannot be used to load documents in sequence. 
> [verified]
> 
> [#9518] YAML: Derived String and binary data. [verified]
> 
> [#12761] Yaml doesn't load large DateTimes [verified]
> 
> [#12847] class Module in lib/yaml/tag.rb removes Module from RDoc HTML 
> documentation output [verified, but solution provided, and this looks 
> like a slam dumk]
> 
> For details, go to
> 
> http://rubyforge.org/search/advanced_search.php?group_id=426
> 
> and search for YAML.
> 

There are also two YAML related patches in the queue:

http://rubyforge.org/search/?type_of_search=artifact&group_id=426&atid=1700&words=yaml&Search=Search

Regards,

Dan