[#3479] Missing .document files for ext/ libraries — Brian Candler <B.Candler@...>

The ri documentation for zlib, strscan and iconv doesn't get built by 'make

12 messages 2004/10/06

[#3492] Re: ANN: Free-form-operators patch — Markus <markus@...>

> In message "Re: ANN: Free-form-operators patch"

15 messages 2004/10/11
[#3493] Re: ANN: Free-form-operators patch — Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz@...> 2004/10/11

Hi,

[#3495] Re: ANN: Free-form-operators patch — Markus <markus@...> 2004/10/12

On Mon, 2004-10-11 at 16:16, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:

[#3561] 1.8.2 - what can we do to help? — Dave Thomas <dave@...>

Folks:

23 messages 2004/10/26
[#3562] Re: 1.8.2 - what can we do to help? — Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz@...> 2004/10/27

Hi,

Re: ANN: Free-form-operators patch

From: Markus <markus@...>
Date: 2004-10-12 03:23:22 UTC
List: ruby-core #3501
On Mon, 2004-10-11 at 17:58, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> In message "Re: ANN: Free-form-operators patch"
>     on Tue, 12 Oct 2004 09:09:22 +0900, Markus <markus@reality.com> writes:
> 
> |     I have no real preference between them; unlike the issue Proc.new()
> |automatically exploding single array argument (which would break a fair
> |amount of production code for me) this experimental patch is something I
> |started on because others seemed to be wanting it (or at least, wanting
> |things that it could give them).  Do you wish me to continue with it? 
> |Take it in some other direction?  Drop it?
> 
> Since you don't "force" me to merge it, I leave it for you.  If you
> want to continue, you can.  If you don't want to without my promise,
> don't.

     In that case, I will continue to support it and explain it to
others (including the fact that I am not promoting it for inclusion at
this time) until there is discovered reason to either drop it or press
for its inclusion.  

     I suspect that after a while it will either pick up fans or die,
show itself to be sound or flawed, useful or loved, and at that point
the decision will be obvious.

> 
> |     My goal here is to try to pay back some of what I owe ruby, so your
> |advise would be welcome.
> 
> I'm not positive for adding it (in near future), mostly due to fear of
> possible obfuscation, but this discussion as a whole is worthy, I
> think.  Besides that, I believe you've learned a lot about the parser.
> It's good for me to have people who knows Ruby parser, and are willing
> to advice me, like yourself.

     *smile*  I am in you debt.  Just let me know if you need anything,
and I will be glad to help to the limits of my abilities.  (Sadly, I can
not offer to be more clever than I find myself).

     -- Markus



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