From: Andrew Johnson <ajohnson@...>
Date: 2007-04-06T00:47:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Redefining initialize while staying -w clean

Daniel Berger wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Is it possible to redefine initialize and stay -w clean? In win32-file-
> stat, I've redefined initialize to suit my needs for MS Windows.
> 
> If I do "undef_method(:initialize)" and run with -w, I'll get:
> 
> "warning: undefining `initialize' may cause serious problem".
> 
> However, if don't do that, I get "warning: method redefined;
> discarding old initialize".

Try aliasing the method before redefining it:

  alias :old_init :initialize
  def initialize() end

regards,
andrew


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