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[ruby-core:35490] [Ruby 1.8 - Bug #4496] ri can't describe Kernel.warn

From: Brian Candler <b.candler@...>
Date: 2011-03-12 10:14:10 UTC
List: ruby-core #35490
Issue #4496 has been updated by Brian Candler.


Sorry about garbled text formatting.
 
    $ ruby -v
    ruby 1.8.7 (2010-06-23 patchlevel 299) [x86_64-linux]
    $ ri 'Kernel.warn' | cat
    More than one method matched your request. You can refine
    your search by asking for information on one of:
    
         Kernel#warn, Kernel#with_warnings, Kernel#enable_warnings,
         Kernel#silence_warnings, Kernel#suppress_warnings, Kernel#warn
    $ ri 'Kernel#warn' | cat
    More than one method matched your request. You can refine
    your search by asking for information on one of:
    
         Kernel#warn, Kernel#with_warnings, Kernel#enable_warnings,
         Kernel#silence_warnings, Kernel#suppress_warnings, Kernel#warn
    $ ri 'Kernel::warn' | cat
    Nothing known about Kernel::warn

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Bug #4496: ri can't describe Kernel.warn
http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/4496

Author: Brian Candler
Status: Open
Priority: Low
Assignee: 
Category: 
Target version: 
ruby -v: ruby 1.8.7 (2010-06-23 patchlevel 299) [x86_64-linux] 


It appears to be impossible to read documentation on Kernel.warn, due to overlapping matches.

$ ruby -v
ruby 1.8.7 (2010-06-23 patchlevel 299) [x86_64-linux]
$ ri 'Kernel.warn' | cat
More than one method matched your request. You can refine
your search by asking for information on one of:

     Kernel#warn, Kernel#with_warnings, Kernel#enable_warnings,
     Kernel#silence_warnings, Kernel#suppress_warnings, Kernel#warn
$ ri 'Kernel#warn' | cat
More than one method matched your request. You can refine
your search by asking for information on one of:

     Kernel#warn, Kernel#with_warnings, Kernel#enable_warnings,
     Kernel#silence_warnings, Kernel#suppress_warnings, Kernel#warn
$ ri 'Kernel::warn' | cat
Nothing known about Kernel::warn

Suggested solution: if your search term is an exact match, then display it (don't search for other possible matches)



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