Feature #21287: Remove SortedSet autoload and set/sorted_set

• Status: Closed
• Assignee: -
• Target version: -

[jeremyevans0 (Jeremy Evans)]

When implementing core Set, I moved the SortedSet autoload from lib/set.rb to prelude.rb. However, since this autoload only works if the sorted_set gem is installed, I don't think it's a good idea to have in core. I would like to remove it. I've submitted a pull request that removes it: https://github.com/ruby/ruby/pull/13188 .

I'm not sure whether people would prefer a deprecation warning before removal, to alert users who have the sorted_set gem installed and are relying on the autoload. Previously, the SortedSet autoload was only setup if you had already referenced Set to force loading lib/set.rb. So Set; SortedSet worked, but SortedSet; Set did not. If people would prefer a deprecation warning, I think it's fine to deprecate in 3.5 and remove in 3.6, and I can submit a separate pull request for that approach.

[mame (Yusuke Endoh)]

Discussed at the dev meeting, and @matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto) said "go ahead".

• Status changed from Open to Closed

Applied in changeset git|c52f4eea564058a8a9865ccc8b2aa6de0c04d156.

---

Remove SortedSet autoload and set/sorted_set

Implements [Feature #21287]