From: Tim Hunter <TimHunter@...>
Date: 2008-12-16T10:20:09+09:00
Subject: Re: marshal_load, marshal_dump

Eric Hodel wrote:
> On Dec 13, 2008, at 14:36 PM, Tim Hunter wrote:
>> Currently RMagick uses the old _dump and _load methods to 
>> marshal/unmarshal images. I'd like to start using the new marshal_load 
>> and marshal_dump methods. What is the impact of switching? Can I just 
>> replace _dump and _load with marshal_dump and marshal_load? Suppose I 
>> have an image that was dumped using an old version of RMagick. How do 
>> I support loading it?
> 
> Note that _dump/_load occurs before allocate and 
> marshal_dump/marshal_load occurs after.  In some instances this is an 
> important distinction.
> 
> 

Absolutely. I wish I could find some examples of custom 
marshal_dump/marshal_load implementations. Searching thru the 
1.8.7/1.9.1 sources didn't turn up anything illuminating.

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