Warning: redefining Object#initialize may cause infinite loop

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irb(main):001:1class Object
irb(main):002:1> alias :init :initialize
irb(main):003:1> def initialize( *args, &blk )
irb(main):004:2> init( *args, &blk )
irb(main):005:2> end
irb(main):006:1> end
(irb):3: warning: redefining Object#initialize may cause infinite loop

Is this warning really neccessary?

Thanks,
T.

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Trans wrote:

irb(main):001:1class Object
irb(main):002:1> alias :init :initialize
irb(main):003:1> def initialize( *args, &blk )
irb(main):004:2> init( *args, &blk )
irb(main):005:2> end
irb(main):006:1> end
(irb):3: warning: redefining Object#initialize may cause infinite loop

Is this warning really neccessary?

Thanks,
T.

No, and I'd like to reiterate my idea for structured warnings so that
we can wrap and disable them as we like. :slight_smile:

- Dan

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Hi,

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In message "Re: warning: redefining Object#initialize may cause infinite loop" on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 01:48:00 +0900, "Trans" <transfire@gmail.com> writes:

irb(main):001:1class Object
irb(main):002:1> alias :init :initialize
irb(main):003:1> def initialize( *args, &blk )
irb(main):004:2> init( *args, &blk )
irb(main):005:2> end
irb(main):006:1> end
(irb):3: warning: redefining Object#initialize may cause infinite loop

Is this warning really neccessary?

Object#initialize is too broad. If you allocate anything that calls
Object#initialize it would turned out to be infinite loop which is
definitely not expected at all. I was surprised when I met it.

              matz.

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Hi --

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On Sun, 10 Sep 2006, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:

Hi,

In message "Re: warning: redefining Object#initialize may cause infinite loop" > on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 01:48:00 +0900, "Trans" <transfire@gmail.com> writes:

>irb(main):001:1class Object
>irb(main):002:1> alias :init :initialize
>irb(main):003:1> def initialize( *args, &blk )
>irb(main):004:2> init( *args, &blk )
>irb(main):005:2> end
>irb(main):006:1> end
>(irb):3: warning: redefining Object#initialize may cause infinite loop
>
>Is this warning really neccessary?

Object#initialize is too broad. If you allocate anything that calls
Object#initialize it would turned out to be infinite loop which is
definitely not expected at all. I was surprised when I met it.

That doesn't matter: POLS only means Matz's surprise. Oh, wait....
:-)))

David

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Author of "Ruby for Rails" [1] | Ruby/Rails training & consultancy [3]
DABlog (DAB's Weblog) [2] | Co-director, Ruby Central, Inc. [4]
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Hi --
<snip>
That doesn't matter: POLS only means Matz's surprise. Oh, wait....
:-)))

But if you want a general POLS you need POLLS to achieve it :wink:
Robert

David

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On 9/10/06, dblack@wobblini.net <dblack@wobblini.net> wrote:

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                   David A. Black | dblack@wobblini.net
Author of "Ruby for Rails" [1] | Ruby/Rails training & consultancy [3]
DABlog (DAB's Weblog) [2] | Co-director, Ruby Central, Inc. [4]
[1] Ruby for Rails | [3] http://www.rubypowerandlight.com
[2] http://dablog.rubypal.com | [4] http://www.rubycentral.org