From: "zzak (Zachary Scott)" <zachary@...>
Date: 2013-06-02T16:12:44+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:55242] [ruby-trunk - Feature #8377] Deprecate :: for method calls in 2.1


Issue #8377 has been updated by zzak (Zachary Scott).

Target version changed from current: 2.1.0 to Next Major

See [ruby-core:54883]
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Feature #8377: Deprecate :: for method calls in 2.1
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/8377#change-39634

Author: charliesome (Charlie Somerville)
Status: Open
Priority: Normal
Assignee: 
Category: 
Target version: Next Major


=begin
(({::})) is usually a constant lookup operator, but it can also be used to call methods. This can confusing to people learning Ruby.

I propose deprecating (({::})) as a method call operator in Ruby 2.1, then removing it in 2.2 (or whichever version comes after 2.1).

As part of the deprecation, Ruby's parser should emit a warning whenever (({::})) is used as a method call operator. This warning should be emitted even if (({-w})) is not enabled.
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