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backus (John Backus)

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07/24/2017

12:29 AM Ruby master Bug #13762 (Rejected): Change in `#==` in Ruby 2.4?
Given this code:
```ruby
# frozen_string_literal: true
class MyProxy < BasicObject
def initialize(target)
...
backus (John Backus)
12:26 AM Ruby master Feature #13683: Add strict Enumerable#single
+1 to this proposal!! I have a `Util.one(...)` method in a half dozen or more projects. IMO `#one` is a nicer name th... backus (John Backus)

05/12/2017

07:54 AM Ruby master Bug #10290: segfault when calling a lambda recursively after rescuing SystemStackError
nobu (Nobuyoshi Nakada) wrote:
> On macOS, `--with-setjmp-type=setjmp` configuration option may fix it.
This does...
backus (John Backus)

05/11/2017

05:47 AM Ruby master Bug #10290: segfault when calling a lambda recursively after rescuing SystemStackError
ping nobu backus (John Backus)

03/27/2017

05:49 AM Ruby master Bug #13369 (Closed): TracePoint gives incorrect `return_value` after rescuing error when using `return`
In the following example
```ruby
class Foo
MyError = Class.new(StandardError)
def example1
norf
r...
backus (John Backus)

12/15/2016

10:05 PM Ruby master Feature #6647: Exceptions raised in threads should be logged
Shyouhei Urabe wrote:
> We looked at this issue at developer meeting today and John's proposal sounded reasonable. ...
backus (John Backus)

09/22/2016

07:24 AM Ruby master Bug #10290: segfault when calling a lambda recursively after rescuing SystemStackError
Nobuyoshi Nakada wrote:
> It causes `SystemStackError` as expected, with ruby 2.3.
No it definitely segfaults for...
backus (John Backus)

09/19/2016

07:48 AM Ruby master Bug #10290: segfault when calling a lambda recursively after rescuing SystemStackError
Any update on this issue? I ran into this bug yesterday and spent hours investigating the source of the segfault. Her... backus (John Backus)

07/22/2016

08:22 PM Ruby master Bug #12285: Date.iso8601 does not properly handle partial date strings
Victor Shepelev wrote:
> > Date is not maintained now. We can not answer your concern.
>
> What does this mean? D...
backus (John Backus)

07/21/2016

12:06 AM Ruby master Bug #12285: Date.iso8601 does not properly handle partial date strings
Could anyone tell me who to talk to find out if this issue is a WONTFIX? I have only reported a few things on this bu... backus (John Backus)

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