From: Shugo Maeda <shugo@...>
Date: 2010-02-23T16:14:20+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:28304] Re: [Feature #1082] add Object#singleton_class 	method

Hi,

2010/1/5 Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz@ruby-lang.org>:
> Basically, I agree. �But I cannot deny the fact that we already have
> singleton.rb in the distribution, which provide Singleton class. �I
> confess I did. �Probably I shouldn't have.

Today, I talked with Matz, and he has finally agreed with the use of
the term "singleton class."  The reason why he has chosen the term
"singleton class" is that we have already had
Kernel#singleton_methods.

Then, the next issue is whether Kernel#singleton_class should create
an eigenclass when the receiver has no eigenclass.  It would be better
to have an optional argument (singleton_class(true/false) or
singleton_class(:create => true)?) to switch the behavior.

Any thoughts?

-- 
Shugo Maeda