From: drbrain@...7.net Date: 2014-06-02T16:08:10+00:00 Subject: [ruby-core:62909] [ruby-trunk - Bug #9890] Empty Date class Issue #9890 has been updated by Eric Hodel. I have not been able to come up with a workaround that allows removal of Date or provides a working Date class. ---------------------------------------- Bug #9890: Empty Date class https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/9890#change-47015 * Author: Chris Bandy * Status: Third Party's Issue * Priority: Normal * Assignee: * Category: * Target version: * ruby -v: ruby 2.1.2p95 (2014-05-08 revision 45877) [x86_64-linux] * Backport: 2.0.0: UNKNOWN, 2.1: UNKNOWN ---------------------------------------- Before anything is loaded/required, there is a non-functional `Date` class. ~~~ $ GEM_HOME= GEM_PATH= irb irb(main):001:0> Date => Date irb(main):002:0> Date.ancestors => [Date, Object, Kernel, BasicObject] irb(main):003:0> Date.instance_methods(false) => [] ~~~ -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/