From: Evan Phoenix <evan@...>
Date: 2008-12-02T02:54:36+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:20190] Behavior: autoload calls rb_require() directly

Hi everyone,

While working on some specs, we found out that autoload  
(Kernel#autoload and Module#autoload) internally call rb_require()  
directly to pull the file in. This of course means that if  
Kernel#require has been changed (for instance by rubygems) that the  
changed logic won't be run.

My question is if it's intentional that autoload bypasses  
Kernel#require. If not, autoload should probably use rb_funcall() to  
keep everything consistent.

This obviously also effects Rubinius, as our autoload just calls  
Kernel#require directly.

Thanks!

  - Evan Phoenix