[#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: [BUG] Small issues with Symbols

From: "trans. (T. Onoma)" <transami@...>
Date: 2004-10-27 15:04:36 UTC
List: ruby-core #3584
On Wednesday 27 October 2004 10:51 am, Florian Groß wrote:
| trans. (T. Onoma) wrote:
| > On Wednesday 27 October 2004 09:57 am, Florian Groß wrote:
| > | 1) alias :"foo" :"bar"
| > | This doesn't work at all right now. I think changing the syntax rule
| > | for this was forgotten when the :"" symbol syntax was introduced.
| >
| > Should it?
| >
| >   alias_method :"foo", :"bar"
| >
| > I think alias is built-in --not a method.
|
| Yes, it is a special syntax. But alias :foo :bar works, so I think the
| quoted forms also ought to work.

I see. I dod not realize you could use the symbols there.

A bit OT, but I think it is these kinds of exceptions that really hurt Ruby. 
Having this alias for instance requires special maintenance and undoubtedly 
bloats the code. Maybe it's not much per case, but they add up.

IMHO, alias should be alias_method --no exceptional syntax.

T.


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