From: Lazaridis Ilias Date: 2011-07-04T21:02:16+09:00 Subject: [ruby-core:37768] [Ruby 1.9 - Bug #4893] Literal Instantiation breaks Object Model Issue #4893 has been updated by Lazaridis Ilias. File String_call_initialize_v3.diff added Find attached a patch which removes the translation-unit-visible "static int call_initialize" flag, and introduces the low-level flag "FL_USER18" of the String class object. There was no documentation about those flags. "FL_USER18" seemed unused, please let me know if I should use another one. Lazaridis Ilias wrote: [...] > * is there a standard mechanism to detect "singleton-method created/deleted", which works on the C-level? I've found the "(singleton_)method_added/removed/undefined group of call-backs, those should be usable to implement the last step (automated activation/deactivation of the flag). - ---------------------------------------- Bug #4893: Literal Instantiation breaks Object Model http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/4893 Author: Lazaridis Ilias Status: Rejected Priority: Normal Assignee: Yukihiro Matsumoto Category: Target version: ruby -v: 1.9.2 #String2.rb class String def initialize(val) self.replace(val) puts object_id end def my_method_test 'has method ' end end # command line $ irb irb(main):001:0> original = String.new("original") => "original" irb(main):002:0> load "String2.rb" => true irb(main):003:0> altered = String.new("altered") 21878604 => "altered" irb(main):004:0> altered.my_method_test => "has method " irb(main):005:0> literal = "literal" => "literal" irb(main):006:0> literal.my_method_test => "has method " irb(main):007:0> - The initialize method is an integral part of the class String. From the moment that "String2.rb" is loaded, the initialize method of class String has been validly redefined. (The behaviour of the String class within the "irb session" is altered) The altered initialize method is now an integral part of the class String. The altered String object behaves as expected (responds to "my_method_test, initialized via redefined initialize method). The String(Literal) object responds to "my_method_test", but it is was not initialized with the redefined initialize method. - The "Literal Instantiation" calls the original (core-C-level) String initialize method instead of the redefined one (user-language-level). This *breaks* the object model. -- http://redmine.ruby-lang.org