From: timsmith3@... Date: 2015-09-16T23:18:51+00:00 Subject: [ruby-core:70832] [Ruby trunk - Bug #11534] [Open] Circular assignment / method shadowing unexpected behavior Issue #11534 has been reported by Tim Smith. ---------------------------------------- Bug #11534: Circular assignment / method shadowing unexpected behavior https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/11534 * Author: Tim Smith * Status: Open * Priority: Normal * Assignee: * ruby -v: ruby 2.2.1p85 (2015-02-26 revision 49769) [x86_64-darwin14] * Backport: 2.0.0: UNKNOWN, 2.1: UNKNOWN, 2.2: UNKNOWN ---------------------------------------- def foo 1 end puts foo + 1 bar = foo + 1 puts bar foo = foo + 1 puts foo # EXPECTED 2 2 2 # ACTUAL 2 2 undefined method `+' for nil:NilClass (NoMethodError) -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/