From: "charliesome (Charlie Somerville)" Date: 2012-08-13T22:12:25+09:00 Subject: [ruby-core:47148] [ruby-trunk - Bug #6863][Open] Class#initialize infinite loops when passed self Issue #6863 has been reported by charliesome (Charlie Somerville). ---------------------------------------- Bug #6863: Class#initialize infinite loops when passed self https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/6863 Author: charliesome (Charlie Somerville) Status: Open Priority: Normal Assignee: Category: Target version: ruby -v: 2.0.0dev =begin The following code sends Ruby into an infinite loop: x = Class.allocate x.send :initialize, x The problem appears to be in rb_class_initialize (object.c:1564) when Ruby attempts to call (({#inherited})) on the newly created class. The method lookup infinite loops as it tries to descend the ancestor chain. This should probably throw a (({TypeError})) instead. =end -- http://bugs.ruby-lang.org/