From: lemsx1@... Date: 2016-12-15T19:11:26+00:00 Subject: [ruby-core:78668] [Ruby trunk Bug#13040] syslog/logger uses "require 'logger'" which is interpreted as circular dependency Issue #13040 has been reported by Luis Mondesi. ---------------------------------------- Bug #13040: syslog/logger uses "require 'logger'" which is interpreted as circular dependency https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/13040 * Author: Luis Mondesi * Status: Open * Priority: Normal * Assignee: * Target version: * ruby -v: ruby 2.3.1p112 (2016-04-26 revision 54768) [x86_64-linux] * Backport: 2.1: UNKNOWN, 2.2: UNKNOWN, 2.3: UNKNOWN ---------------------------------------- while using the 'syslog/logger' require from Ruby it works well, however if one tries to use it via "test" it complaints about circular require and the constant "Logger" not defined. After a little digging, I realized that 'syslog/logger' has a line that says require 'logger' which could mean itself! The fix is to use require_relative '../logger' as this is what it intends in order to piggy back on Logger: Current code for syslog/logger: 1. # frozen_string_literal: false 2. require 'syslog' 3. require 'logger' Fixed code: 1. # frozen_string_literal: false 2. require 'syslog' 3. require_relative '../logger' -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/ Unsubscribe: