From: Sean Chittenden <sean@...>
Date: 2002-04-08T14:48:34+09:00
Subject: Re: Exception instances...

> |I don't understand where the following warning is coming from:
> 
> Because you skipped the "initialize" of Exception.  You have to call
> "super" in your version of "initialize".  I'm still not sure you will
> get what you want.
> 
> The behavior differs in 1.7;  It will not give you warning.

Not only will it not give you a warning, but 1.7.2 does the expected
behavior.  Hmm...  alright.  When is 1.8 coming out?  Or will this be
something that will be MFC'ed back from HEAD to 1.6?  -sc

> 1.6 without super
> 
>   ruby 1.6.7 (2002-03-19) [i386-linux]
>   Start
>   /tmp/e.rb:12: warning: instance variable mesg not initialized
>   TestingError
>   Just testing...
>   Finish.
> 
> 1.6 with super
> 
>   ruby 1.6.7 (2002-03-19) [i386-linux]
>   Start
>   Just testing...
>   Just testing...
>   Finish.
> 
> 1.7 without super
> 
>   ruby 1.7.2 (2002-03-29) [i686-linux]
>   Start
>   Just testing...
>   booga?
>   Finish.
> 
> 1.7 with super
> 
>   ruby 1.7.2 (2002-03-29) [i686-linux]
>   Start
>   Just testing...
>   booga?
>   Finish.

-- 
Sean Chittenden