From: sawadatsuyoshi@...
Date: 2014-05-28T15:26:59+00:00
Subject: [ruby-core:62825] [ruby-trunk - Bug #9873] [Open] YAML conversion	of empty symbol

Issue #9873 has been reported by Tsuyoshi Sawada.

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Bug #9873: YAML conversion of empty symbol
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/9873

* Author: Tsuyoshi Sawada
* Status: Open
* Priority: Normal
* Assignee: 
* Category: 
* Target version: 
* ruby -v: ruby 2.1.2
* Backport: 2.0.0: UNKNOWN, 2.1: UNKNOWN
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The yaml gem changes the empty symbol into a string of a colon:

    require "yaml"
    :"".to_yaml # => "--- ! ':'\n"

So, the following round trip fails to maintain the original:

    YAML.load(:"".to_yaml) # => ":"




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