Bug #12458: ::new returns `nil` when first argument is a String '*'

• Status: Third Party's Issue
• Assignee: -
• Target version: -
• Backport: 2.1: UNKNOWN, 2.2: UNKNOWN, 2.3: UNKNOWN

[s.mackesey (Sean Mackesey)]

I encountered this bug on the 2.4.0-dev branch. It does not exist in 2.3.0.

I have a class with this initialize method:

  def initialize(str, **kwargs)
    @raw = str
    kwargs.each { |k,v| instance_variable_set("@#{k}", v) }
  end

When I call ::new with the String '*' as the first argument str, it returns nil instead of a new instance. I discovered in a class buried deep in my application and was unable to replicate it in a simpler script context.

[s.mackesey (Sean Mackesey)]

Sorry, looks like this is actually due to bug in rspec-mocks rather than Ruby itself, so I think this can be closed.

[nobu (Nobuyoshi Nakada)]

• Description updated (diff)
• Status changed from Open to Third Party's Issue