From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2004-06-15T05:03:36+09:00
Subject: Re: idioms for dup/clone


"ts" <decoux@moulon.inra.fr> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:200406141449.i5EEnps24286@moulon.inra.fr...
> >>>>> "P" == Paul Brannan <pbrannan@atdesk.com> writes:
>
> P> 3. Should dup be implemented in terms of clone or should clone be
> P>    implented in terms of dup (or should they both be implemented
> P>    independently or in terms of another function)?
>
>  For 1.6 Kernel#dup is implemented via Kernel#clone
>
>  1.8 use #initialize_copy

It does even seem to work with frozen instances.  Good to know.  Thanks for
that hint!

Regards

    robert