From: Robert Pankowecki Date: 2011-02-16T23:48:41+09:00 Subject: [ruby-core:35262] [Ruby 1.9-Bug#4403][Open] require command loads file twice when required symlink or file under directory which is symlink (symbolic link) Bug #4403: require command loads file twice when required symlink or file under directory which is symlink (symbolic link) http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/4403 Author: Robert Pankowecki Status: Open, Priority: Normal ruby -v: ruby 1.9.2p136 (2010-12-25 revision 30365) [i686-linux] Consider this file structure: ~/test/symbolic > tree . |-- a | `-- a.rb |-- b -> a |-- c.rb `-- d.rb -> c.rb Current behavior: ruby-1.9.2-p136 :001 > require './c' => true ruby-1.9.2-p136 :002 > require './d' ./d.rb:1: warning: already initialized constant CON2 => true ruby-1.9.2-p136 :003 > require './a/a' => true ruby-1.9.2-p136 :004 > require './b/a' ./b/a.rb:1: warning: already initialized constant CON => true Expected behavior: ruby-1.9.2-p136 :001 > require './c' => true ruby-1.9.2-p136 :002 > require './d' => false ruby-1.9.2-p136 :003 > require './a/a' => true ruby-1.9.2-p136 :004 > require './b/a' => false This bug can be reproduced at Ruby 1.8.7, too. ---------------------------------------- http://redmine.ruby-lang.org