From: Eric Gerlach <eric-ruby-talk@...>
Date: 2008-09-11T10:21:56+09:00
Subject: Re: YAML doesn't seem to be working properly

Eric Gerlach wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to marshal some data using Ruby's YAML library, but the files
> that YAML.rb is creating aren't loading up properly.  I've brought in
> the libraries from the most recent 1.8.6 branch, but the problem isn't
> solved there.
> 
> I've attached a stub script which demonstrates the problem.  If someone
> who has 1.8.7 can test it and let me know the results, that would be a
> huge help. (The script should print some stuff and *not* crash out with
> an exception).
> 
> Unless, of course, this is a known bug, in which case feel free to just
> tell me to upgrade to whatever version is necessary. :-)

For anyone interested, bug filed against Syck here:

http://code.whytheluckystiff.net/syck/ticket/33

I'm not 100% sure that's the culprit, but it seems highly likely.  I'm 
unsubscribing (volume is a little high for my tastes), so please CC any 
replies to me directly.

Cheers,

Eric