[Yaml-core] Re: YAML::Store#initialize bug?

[Kent D. <ke...@st...>]

Ops, looks like I sent it from the wrong account so that it got stuck.=20
Trying again.

I wrote:
> Upon my first serious attempt at looking into YAML, I've hit a snag. I'=
m=20
> using the YAML that follows Ruby 1.8.0-preview4.
>=20
> $ ruby1.8 -v -r yaml/store -e "YAML::Store.new('filename', {:Indent=3D>=
2})"
> ruby 1.8.0 (2003-07-24) [i686-linux]
> /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/pstore.rb:23:in `dirname': cannot convert Hash=20
> into String (TypeError)
>         from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/pstore.rb:23:in `initialize'
>         from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml/store.rb:16:in `initialize'
>         from -e:1:in `new'
>         from -e:1
>=20
>=20
> This appears to be a bug in yaml/store.rb, specifically=20
> YAML::Store#initialize:
>=20
> if String =3D=3D=3D o.first
>   super(o.pop)
> end
>=20
> I do believe that pop removes at the end of the Array, meaning this wil=
l=20
> check that the first argument is a String, and then slice of the option=
s=20
> hash and send it to PStore. Probably not the intention :-)
>=20
> Current workaround: YAML::Store.new( filename, hash, filename )


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