Getting the version number for rubygems?

ruby-talk
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Eric showed the implementation of a method. Methods are overridable. alias is implemented as a keyword, internally. Keywords are not overridable.

James Edward Gray II

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On Jan 21, 2007, at 2:24 PM, Ryan Davis wrote:

On Jan 21, 2007, at 12:07 PM, James Edward Gray II wrote:

On Jan 21, 2007, at 1:24 AM, Eric Hodel wrote:

You're seeing phantoms. There's no difference between alias_method and alias on the inside.

Well, you can override alias_method() if needed, but not alias.

And that changes or invalidates what Eric said... how? Not only did he qualify with "on the inside" but he also backed it up by showing said inside.

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Also the interface and the behaviours are different, as I mentioned in
an earlier post. It's true I was being paranoid by saying it is
'scary', but it is different on the surface, which to me is more
relevant
than the C sources.

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On 1/21/07, James Edward Gray II <james@grayproductions.net> wrote:

Eric showed the implementation of a method. Methods are
overridable. alias is implemented as a keyword, internally.
Keywords are not overridable.