November 2025 - ruby-core - ml.ruby-lang.org

[ruby-core:123768] [Ruby Bug#21679] Segfault when ruby calls pthread_detach in rb_getnameinfo
by luke-gru (Luke Gruber) 08 Dec '25

08 Dec '25

Issue #21679 has been reported by luke-gru (Luke Gruber). ---------------------------------------- Bug #21679: Segfault when ruby calls pthread_detach in rb_getnameinfo https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/21679 * Author: luke-gru (Luke Gruber) * Status: Open * ruby -v: 3.4.7 * Backport: 3.2: UNKNOWN, 3.3: UNKNOWN, 3.4: UNKNOWN ---------------------------------------- We're seeing an issue on our servers running ruby 3.4.7 where we get a SEGV after ruby calls `pthread_detach` on a short-lived pthread that calls `getaddrinfo`. I believe it's related to this glibc bug: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19951. Our servers are using glibc version 2.39, which is from January 2024. This bug hasn't been fixed in glibc yet but I haven't been able to reproduce it on my Linux desktop. Regardless, there's a simple workaround for it that avoids calling `pthread_detach` on the thread. My PR is here: https://github.com/ruby/ruby/pull/15142. Thanks, Luke -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/

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[ruby-core:121629] [Ruby Bug#21265] Crash when proc from Symbol#to_proc called outside refinement scope
by alanwu (Alan Wu) 08 Dec '25

08 Dec '25

Issue #21265 has been reported by alanwu (Alan Wu). ---------------------------------------- Bug #21265: Crash when proc from Symbol#to_proc called outside refinement scope https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/21265 * Author: alanwu (Alan Wu) * Status: Open * ruby -v: ruby 3.4.2 and trunk * Backport: 3.2: DONTNEED, 3.3: DONTNEED, 3.4: REQUIRED ---------------------------------------- ```ruby class RefinedScope using(Module.new { refine(Kernel) { def itself = 0 } }) ITSELF = :itself.to_proc end RefinedScope::ITSELF[0] ``` ``` ../vm_method.c:1371: Assertion Failed: prepare_callable_method_entry:RB_TYPE_2_P(defined_class, RUBY_T_ICLASS, RUBY_T_MODULE): defined_class: T_FALSE ``` Or SEGV without `-DRUBY_DEBUG`. -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/

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[ruby-core:123958] [Ruby Feature#21720] Add a native Binary Heap / Priority Queue to Ruby's Standard Library (heapify, heappush, heappop)
by rahulk501 (Rahul Kumar) 08 Dec '25

08 Dec '25

Issue #21720 has been reported by rahulk501 (Rahul Kumar). ---------------------------------------- Feature #21720: Add a native Binary Heap / Priority Queue to Ruby's Standard Library (heapify, heappush, heappop) https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/21720 * Author: rahulk501 (Rahul Kumar) * Status: Open ---------------------------------------- **Title:** Add a native Binary Heap / Priority Queue to Ruby's Standard Library (`heapify`, `heappush`, `heappop`) **Problem** Ruby currently lacks a native binary heap / priority queue data structure in the standard library. Users frequently reimplement heaps manually, or install third-party gems, simply to access common operations such as: * `heapify` * `heappush` * `heappop` * efficient priority queues Meanwhile, languages like Python provide a standard `heapq` module which is widely used in algorithms, AI, scheduling, job queues, pathfinding, graph traversal, and competitive programming. Because Ruby does not include a heap implementation, developers often write ad-hoc, buggy, or inconsistent versions of a heap. This leads to fragmentation and duplication. **Proposal** Introduce a lightweight `Heap` or `BinaryHeap` class to Ruby’s standard library with the following minimal API: ```ruby heap = Heap.new(array = []) heap.push(value) heap.pop # returns smallest (min-heap) heap.peek heap.size ``` Or a module-based functional API similar to Python’s `heapq`: ```ruby Heap.heapify(array) Heap.heappush(array, value) Heap.heappop(array) ``` Both designs are simple and allow backward-compatible extension. **Why include it in the standard library?** 1. Heaps are a *fundamental data structure*—used in sorting, algorithms, scheduling, and timers. 2. Many languages include them natively (Python, C++ via STL `priority_queue`, Java, Go, Rust `BinaryHeap`). 3. Adding it reduces unnecessary reimplementations in user codebases. 4. A small heap implementation adds little maintenance burden. 5. Existing Ruby solutions (gems like `algorithms`, `priority_queue`, custom code) are not universally available and often exceed what users need. **Reference Implementation (pure Ruby, minimal example)** ```ruby module Heap def self.heapify(arr) (arr.length / 2 - 1).downto(0) { |i| sift_down(arr, i) } arr end def self.heappush(arr, value) arr << value sift_up(arr, arr.length - 1) end def self.heappop(arr) return nil if arr.empty? arr[0], arr[-1] = arr[-1], arr[0] min = arr.pop sift_down(arr, 0) min end def self.sift_up(arr, i) while i > 0 p = (i - 1) / 2 break if arr[p] <= arr[i] arr[p], arr[i] = arr[i], arr[p] i = p end end def self.sift_down(arr, i) n = arr.length loop do left = 2 * i + 1 right = 2 * i + 2 smallest = i smallest = left if left < n && arr[left] < arr[smallest] smallest = right if right < n && arr[right] < arr[smallest] break if smallest == i arr[i], arr[smallest] = arr[smallest], arr[i] i = smallest end end private_class_method :sift_up, :sift_down end ``` **Optional C implementation** If accepted, I am willing to provide a minimal C version for performance parity with other stdlib containers. **Compatibility** No breaking changes expected. Naming avoids conflict with existing libraries. **Conclusion** Adding a tiny, well-defined heap structure would strengthen Ruby’s built-in algorithmic tools, reduce duplicated code across the ecosystem, and align Ruby with other mainstream languages. -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/

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[ruby-core:121142] [Ruby master Misc#21154] Document or change Module#autoload?
by fxn (Xavier Noria) 07 Dec '25

07 Dec '25

Issue #21154 has been reported by fxn (Xavier Noria). ---------------------------------------- Misc #21154: Document or change Module#autoload? https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/21154 * Author: fxn (Xavier Noria) * Status: Open ---------------------------------------- The documentation of `Module#autoload?` says > Returns filename to be loaded if name is registered as autoload in the namespace of mod or one of its ancestors. Cool, but in the following snippet ```ruby autoload :Foo, 'foo' autoload?(:Foo) ``` the second line could evaluate to `nil`, and this does not seem to agree. I just registered an autoload, therefore (according to the documentation) I should get "foo" back in line 2. I'd like to ask for clarification from the Ruby team: 1. Is the documentation complete? Should that second line always return "foo"? 2. If the answer is no, which is the logic missing in the docs? Thank you! -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/

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[ruby-core:121791] [Ruby Bug#21298] `ObjectSpace.allocation_class_path` returns inconsistent results depending on `TracePoint` state
by mame (Yusuke Endoh) 05 Dec '25

05 Dec '25

Issue #21298 has been reported by mame (Yusuke Endoh). ---------------------------------------- Bug #21298: `ObjectSpace.allocation_class_path` returns inconsistent results depending on `TracePoint` state https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/21298 * Author: mame (Yusuke Endoh) * Status: Open * Assignee: tenderlovemaking (Aaron Patterson) * Backport: 3.2: UNKNOWN, 3.3: UNKNOWN, 3.4: UNKNOWN ---------------------------------------- `ObjectSpace.allocation_class_path` is an API that returns the class of `self` in the context where an object was allocated. However, due to recent optimizations in `Class#new` (#21254), the return value now changes depending on whether `TracePoint` is enabled. ```ruby require "objspace" class Foo def test obj = Object.new ObjectSpace.allocation_class_path(obj) end end ObjectSpace.trace_object_allocations_start p Foo.new.test #=> 3.4.2: "Class", master: "Foo" ``` Previously, this returned `"Class"` (from the `Class#new` call frame), but in the master branch, the result is now `"Foo"` because that frame is gone. I am ok for the incompatibility itself because I find the new behavior more intuitive and useful. However, there's an inconsistency: the optimization is disabled when `TracePoint` is enabled, causing the result to revert to the old behavior. ```ruby p Foo.new.test #=> master: "Foo" TracePoint.new {}.enable do p Foo.new.test #=> master: "Class", expected: "Foo" end ``` This makes behavior dependent on whether `TracePoint` is enabled, which can lead to confusion. @ko1 @tenderlovemaking Can we make `ObjectSpace.allocation_class_path` consistently return the class from the `.new` call context, regardless of the `TracePoint` state? --- I am facing a failure of the following test when code coverage (which uses `TracePoint`) is enabled: https://github.com/ruby/ruby/blob/e8ad728209ee22136e61054fea74096b49088b8a/… As a short-term workaround, I'm considering commenting out this test. -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/

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[ruby-core:112326] [Ruby master Feature#19430] Contribution wanted: DNS lookup by c-ares library
by mame (Yusuke Endoh) 05 Dec '25

05 Dec '25

Issue #19430 has been reported by mame (Yusuke Endoh). ---------------------------------------- Feature #19430: Contribution wanted: DNS lookup by c-ares library https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/19430 * Author: mame (Yusuke Endoh) * Status: Open * Priority: Normal ---------------------------------------- ## Problem At the present time, Ruby uses `getaddrinfo(3)` to resolve names. Because this function is synchronous, we cannot interrupt the thread performing name resolution until the DNS server returns a response. We can see this behavior by setting blackhole.webpagetest.org (72.66.115.13) as a DNS server, which swallows all packets, and resolving any name: ``` # cat /etc/resolv.conf nameserver 72.66.115.13 # ./local/bin/ruby -rsocket -e 'Addrinfo.getaddrinfo("www.ruby-lang.org", 80)' ^C^C^C^C ``` As we see, Ctrl+C does not stop ruby. The current workaround that users can take is to do name resolution in a Ruby thread. ```ruby Thread.new { Addrinfo.getaddrinfo("www.ruby-lang.org", 80) }.value ``` The thread that calls this code is interruptible. (Note that the newly created thread itself will be stuck until the DNS lookup exceeds the time out.) ## Proposal We can solve this problem by using c-ares, which is an asynchronous name resolver, as a backend of `Addrinfo.getaddrinfo`, etc. (@sorah told me about this library, thanks!) https://c-ares.org/ I have created a PoC patch. https://github.com/mame/ruby/commit/547806146993bbc25984011d423dcc0f913b211c By applying this patch, we can interrupt `Addrinfo.getaddrinfo` by Ctrl+C. ``` # cat /etc/resolv.conf nameserver 72.66.115.13 # ./local/bin/ruby -rsocket -e 'Addrinfo.getaddrinfo("www.ruby-lang.org", 80)' ^C-e:1:in `getaddrinfo': Interrupt from -e:1:in `<main>' ``` ## Discussion ### About c-ares According to the site of c-ares, some major tools including libcurl, Wireshark, and Apache Arrow are already using c-ares. In the language interpreter, node.js seems to be using c-ares. I am honestly not sure about the compatibility of c-ares with `getaddrinfo(3)`. I guess there is no major incompatibility because I have not experienced any name resolution problem of curl. @akr (who is the author and maintainer of Ruby's socket library) suggested to check if OS-specific name resolution, e.g., WINS on Windows, NIS on Solaris, etc., is supported. He also said that it may be acceptable even if they are not supported. Whether to bundle c-ares source code with ruby would require further discussion. If this proposal is accepted, then c-ares will become a de facto essential dependency for practical use, like gmp, in my opinion. Incidentally, node.js bundles c-ares: https://github.com/nodejs/node/tree/main/deps/cares ### Alternative approaches Recent glibc provides `getaddrinfo_a(3)` which performs asynchronous name resolution. However, this function has a fatal problem of being incompatible with `fork(2)`, which is heavily used in the Ruby ecosystem. In fact, the attempt to use `getaddrinfo_a(3)` (#17134) has been revert because it fails rails tests. (#17220) Another alternative is to have a worker pthread inside Ruby that calls getaddrinfo(3). Instead of calling getaddrinfo(3) directly, `Addrinfo.getaddrinfo` would ask the worker to resolve a name and wait for a response. This method should be able to implement cancellation. (Simply put, this means reimplementation of getaddrinfo_a(3) on our own, taking into account of `fork(2).) This has the advantages: not adding dependencies on external libraries and not having compatibility issues with `getaddrinfo(3)`. However, it is considerably more difficult to implement and maintain. An internal pthread may have a non-trivial impact on the execution efficiency and memory usage. Also, we may need to implement a mechanism to dynamically change the number of workers depending on the load. It would be ideal if we could try and evaluate both approaches. But my current impression is that using c-ares is the quickest and best compromise. ## Contribution wanted I have made it up to the PoC, but don't have much time to complete this. @naruse suggested me to create a ticket asking for contributions. Is anyone interested in this? * This patch changes `rsock_getaddrinfo` to accept a timeout argument. There are several places where Qnil is passed as a timeout (where I add `// TODO` in the PoC). We need to consider what timeout we should pass. * This cares only `getaddrinfo`, but we also need to care `getnameinfo` (and something else if any). There may be some issues I'm not aware of. * I have not yet tested this PoC seriously. It would be great if we could evaluate it with some real apps. Also, it would be great to hear from someone who knows more about c-ares. -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/

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[ruby-core:123875] [Ruby Feature#21701] Enumerator.produce accepts an optional `size` keyword argument
by knu (Akinori MUSHA) 03 Dec '25

03 Dec '25

Issue #21701 has been reported by knu (Akinori MUSHA). ---------------------------------------- Feature #21701: Enumerator.produce accepts an optional `size` keyword argument https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/21701 * Author: knu (Akinori MUSHA) * Status: Open * Assignee: knu (Akinori MUSHA) * Target version: 4.0 ---------------------------------------- Enumerator::Producer#size currently always returns `Float::INFINITY`, and it is not specifiable. However, a produce sequence is known to be at least finite in many cases, and you can even tell or compute the exact size in some cases. ```ruby # Infinite enumerator enum = Enumerator.produce(1, size: Float::INFINITY, &:succ) enum.size # => Float::INFINITY # Finite enumerator with known/computable size abs_dir = File.expand_path("./baz") # => "/foo/bar/baz" traverser = Enumerator.produce(abs_dir, size: -> { abs_dir.count("/") + 1 }) { raise StopIteration if it == "/" File.dirname(it) } traverser.size # => 4 ``` As a background, Enumerator#to_set was changed to refuse to work against an infinite enumerator in https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/21513. That made #to_set always fail against produce sequences. This enhancement will fix the problem (kind of) safely, and we will also be able to add the same size check to #to_a, which is currently missing and inconsistent with #to_set. Here's the implementation: https://github.com/ruby/ruby/pull/15277 -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/

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[ruby-core:123504] [Ruby Bug#21645] Can't `require "resolve"` on Windows under Bundler without warnings
by Earlopain (Earlopain _) 02 Dec '25

02 Dec '25

Issue #21645 has been reported by Earlopain (Earlopain _). ---------------------------------------- Bug #21645: Can't `require "resolve"` on Windows under Bundler without warnings https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/21645 * Author: Earlopain (Earlopain _) * Status: Open * ruby -v: ruby 3.5.0dev (2025-10-19 master 957c832db1) +PRISM [x64-mingw-ucrt] * Backport: 3.2: UNKNOWN, 3.3: UNKNOWN, 3.4: UNKNOWN ---------------------------------------- `prism` had disabled some workflows for ruby-head on windows because of the extraction from fiddle to being a bundled gem. I attempted to renable them now, but it is still an issue: https://github.com/ruby/prism/pull/3687 During `bundle install`, the `mini_portile2` gem (to build `nokogiri`) ends up requiring `net/http`, which in turn requires `resolv`. On windows, `resolv` requires `win32/resolv` here: https://github.com/ruby/ruby/blob/6eb75f6c36288cdd7522f27ad18608d13031f2b8/…. `win32-registry` depends on `fiddle`, and so under bundler it fails with the following: ``` D:/rubyinstaller-head-x64/lib/ruby/3.5.0+4/rubygems/specification.rb:1419:in 'block in Gem::Specification#activate_dependencies': Could not find 'fiddle' (~> 1.0) among 61 total gem(s) (Gem::MissingSpecError) Checked in 'GEM_PATH=D:/a/prism/prism/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.5.0+4' at: D:/rubyinstaller-head-x64/lib/ruby/gems/3.5.0+4/specifications/win32-registry-0.1.0.gemspec, execute `gem env` for more information from D:/rubyinstaller-head-x64/lib/ruby/3.5.0+4/rubygems/specification.rb:1405:in 'Array#each' from D:/rubyinstaller-head-x64/lib/ruby/3.5.0+4/rubygems/specification.rb:1405:in 'Gem::Specification#activate_dependencies' from D:/rubyinstaller-head-x64/lib/ruby/3.5.0+4/rubygems/specification.rb:1387:in 'Gem::Specification#activate' from D:/rubyinstaller-head-x64/lib/ruby/3.5.0+4/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_gem.rb:62:in 'block in Kernel#gem' from D:/rubyinstaller-head-x64/lib/ruby/3.5.0+4/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_gem.rb:62:in 'Thread::Mutex#synchronize' from D:/rubyinstaller-head-x64/lib/ruby/3.5.0+4/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_gem.rb:62:in 'Kernel#gem' from D:/rubyinstaller-head-x64/lib/ruby/3.5.0+4/resolv.rb:1026:in 'Kernel#require' from D:/rubyinstaller-head-x64/lib/ruby/3.5.0+4/resolv.rb:1026:in 'Resolv::DNS::Config.default_config_hash' from D:/rubyinstaller-head-x64/lib/ruby/3.5.0+4/resolv.rb:95:in 'Resolv#initialize' from D:/rubyinstaller-head-x64/lib/ruby/3.5.0+4/resolv.rb:3469:in '<class:Resolv>' from D:/rubyinstaller-head-x64/lib/ruby/3.5.0+4/resolv.rb:35:in '<top (required)>' from D:/rubyinstaller-head-x64/lib/ruby/3.5.0+4/net/http.rb:25:in 'Kernel#require' from D:/rubyinstaller-head-x64/lib/ruby/3.5.0+4/net/http.rb:25:in '<top (required)>' from D:/a/prism/prism/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.5.0+4/gems/mini_portile2-2.8.9/lib/mini_portile2/mini_portile.rb:2:in 'Kernel#require' ``` I have tried to make a small reproduction by simply running `bundle exec ruby -rresolv` but there I just get a warning: ``` D:/rubyinstaller-head-x64/lib/ruby/3.5.0+4/win32/registry.rb:2: warning: fiddle/import is found in fiddle, which is not part of the default gems since Ruby 3.5.0. You can add fiddle to your Gemfile or gemspec to fix this error. ``` I am not sure why that is. I feel like it should at the very least raise. But I don't have a windows machine to investigate this. Here is a github action run that shows this: https://github.com/Earlopain/test/actions/runs/18653590178/job/53177107372 There is also a github issue: https://github.com/ruby/win32-registry/issues/11 -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/

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[ruby-core:123484] [Ruby Bug#21640] Core Pathname is missing 3 methods / is partially-defined
by Eregon (Benoit Daloze) 02 Dec '25

02 Dec '25

Issue #21640 has been reported by Eregon (Benoit Daloze). ---------------------------------------- Bug #21640: Core Pathname is missing 3 methods / is partially-defined https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/21640 * Author: Eregon (Benoit Daloze) * Status: Open * ruby -v: ruby 3.5.0dev (2025-10-09T08:06:20Z master a29c90c3b0) +PRISM [x86_64-linux] * Backport: 3.2: UNKNOWN, 3.3: UNKNOWN, 3.4: UNKNOWN ---------------------------------------- ``` $ ruby -e 'puts Pathname.instance_methods(false).sort; puts Pathname.singleton_methods.sort' > core_pathname_methods.txt $ ruby -rpathname -e 'puts Pathname.instance_methods(false).sort; puts Pathname.singleton_methods.sort' > require_pathname_methods.txt $ diff core_pathname_methods.txt require_pathname_methods.txt 36a37 > find 72a74 > rmtree 98a101 > mktmpdir ``` So `#find`, `#rmtree` and `.mktmpdir` are missing from core Pathname. And indeed, they give NoMethodError, e.g. ``` $ ruby -ve 'Pathname.new("doesnotexist").rmtree' ruby 3.5.0dev (2025-10-09T08:06:20Z master a29c90c3b0) +PRISM [x86_64-linux] -e:1:in '<main>': undefined method 'rmtree' for an instance of Pathname (NoMethodError) ``` I think this is confusing and unexpected for most users. Either Pathname should be fully defined or not at all, having a partially-defined Pathname seems particularly confusing (a bit like an autoload that failed in the middle or so). AFAIK the only core class which used to have this was Fiber with `alive?` and `transfer`, that certainly caused its share of confusion, and Fiber has since been fixed, now even without `require "fiber"` Fiber has all methods. Furthermore these 3 methods are not documented as needing `require 'pathname'` in their documentation: https://github.com/ruby/ruby/blob/master/lib/pathname.rb The reason these 3 methods are not in core pathname seems to be (from [this comment](https://github.com/ruby/pathname/issues/64#issuecomment-3388907046)) > That's consensus with akr and me. We should avoid loading other libraries by simply calling methods from the embedded core classes. I understand that concern and I share it, but I think the situation of having a partially-defined Pathname in core is quite problematic. I think there are 2 solutions: * Define all Pathname methods in core. The `require` are done lazily inside the methods so AFAIK there is no technical issue blocking that, but it's not ideal design-wise that a core class can load default gems (i.e. give up that concern for this particular case). * Do not define Pathname in core and let it be a default gem as it was in Ruby 3.4. I discuss the second in more details, because I found more problems than I would have imagined with core Pathname: ## Should Pathname be in core? #17473 proposed to make Pathname core. That sounded great to me at first thought, but as I realize the practical problems with it I'm thinking it's actually better to keep Pathname non-core and as a default gems. Here are concerns with having Pathname in core: 1. Pathname inherently depends on other default gems/stdlib like `find`, `fileutils` and `tmpdir`. This is important to make Pathname useful. The docs even phrase it like this: `ri Pathname` > ... > All functionality from File, FileTest, and some from Dir and > FileUtils is included, in an unsurprising way. It is essentially a > facade for all of these, and more. 2. core Pathname is missing 3 methods compared to gem Pathname (shown above) 3. the pathname gem is likely to gain extra features, methods and bug fixes. For example I see [4 PRs](https://github.com/ruby/pathname/pulls) adding new methods. It means core Pathname will always be outdated and potentially missing some new methods. 4. One can still use the pathname gem even if it's in core, but surprisingly just `require 'pathname'` is not enough: ``` $ gem install pathname Building native extensions. This could take a while... Successfully installed pathname-0.4.0 1 gem installed $ ruby -e 'require "pathname"; puts $".grep(/pathname/)' pathname.so /home/eregon/prefix/ruby-master/lib/ruby/3.5.0+4/pathname.rb ^ wrong that's the stdlib pathname $ ruby -e 'gem "pathname"; require "pathname"; puts $".grep(/pathname/)' # some warnings, reported in https://github.com/ruby/pathname/issues/66 pathname.so /home/eregon/prefix/ruby-master/lib/ruby/gems/3.5.0+4/gems/pathname-0.4.0/lib/pathname.rb ^ correct ``` This is another source of confusion caused by core pathname. It even happens with Bundler! ``` $ cat Gemfile source "https://rubygems.org" gem "pathname" $ bundle install $ ruby -e 'require "bundler/setup"; require "pathname"; puts $".grep(/pathname/); puts; puts $:' pathname.so /home/eregon/prefix/ruby-master/lib/ruby/3.5.0+4/pathname.rb /home/eregon/tmp/bundler-pathname/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.5.0+4/gems/pathname-0.4.0/lib /home/eregon/tmp/bundler-pathname/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.5.0+4/extensions/x86_64-linux/3.5.0+4-static/pathname-0.4.0 /home/eregon/prefix/ruby-master/lib/ruby/gems/3.5.0+4/gems/bundler-2.8.0.dev/lib /home/eregon/prefix/ruby-master/lib/ruby/site_ruby/3.5.0+4 /home/eregon/prefix/ruby-master/lib/ruby/site_ruby/3.5.0+4/x86_64-linux /home/eregon/prefix/ruby-master/lib/ruby/site_ruby /home/eregon/prefix/ruby-master/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/3.5.0+4 /home/eregon/prefix/ruby-master/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/3.5.0+4/x86_64-linux /home/eregon/prefix/ruby-master/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby /home/eregon/prefix/ruby-master/lib/ruby/3.5.0+4 /home/eregon/prefix/ruby-master/lib/ruby/3.5.0+4/x86_64-linux $ bundle exec ruby -e 'require "pathname"; puts $".grep(/pathname/); puts; puts $:' same as above ``` I'm not sure why, but that seems a serious bug that the `pathname` gem apparently can't be used at all with Bundler. 4. due to this difference in terms of methods for core & gem pathname it seems complicated to keep core Pathname and gem Pathname in sync, since e.g. everything is naturally in one `.rb` file in the gem, but in two `.rb` files in core 5. the pathname gem has to `remove_const :Pathname` to avoid conflicts and warnings in https://github.com/ruby/pathname/blob/4689b0b78d081ae855f325e086d95803fa5bd…. This is bad for Ruby JITs, especially if core Pathname methods might have been used, as it will invalidate JITs compilations, invalidate some inline caches (also bad for the interpreter), caused the JIT to do more compilations which means slower warmup, makes it much harder to persist JITed code across process executions, etc. Based on all of these I think it would actually be better to not have Pathname in core, and let it be a default gem. Having to `require "pathname"` as one always needed to do so far seems far better than a partially-defined core Pathname with rough edge cases (those concerns). -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/

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[ruby-core:117618] [Ruby master Feature#20437] Could be the licensing conditions be made less ambiguous?
by vo.x (Vit Ondruch) 01 Dec '25

01 Dec '25

Issue #20437 has been reported by vo.x (Vit Ondruch). ---------------------------------------- Feature #20437: Could be the licensing conditions be made less ambiguous? https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/20437 * Author: vo.x (Vit Ondruch) * Status: Open ---------------------------------------- # Current state The current [COPYING](https://github.com/ruby/ruby/blob/6cfd929034f1fe3d93160365505a8b88… file says the following: ~~~ Ruby is copyrighted free software by Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz(a)netlab.jp>. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under either the terms of the 2-clause BSDL (see the file BSDL), or the conditions below: 1. You may make and give away verbatim copies of the source form of the ... snip ... ~~~ And this is quite ambiguous. Let me show a few examples: # Ambiguous examples ## lib/net/protocol.rb https://github.com/ruby/ruby/blob/6cfd929034f1fe3d93160365505a8b88bef56159/… ~~~ # This program is free software. You can re-distribute and/or # modify this program under the same terms as Ruby itself, # Ruby Distribute License or GNU General Public License. ~~~ So what is the license? Is it 2-clause BSDL + Ruby + GPL? Or is is just Ruby + GPL but not 2-clause BSDL? ## Racc https://github.com/ruby/racc/blob/d52fb64d166046bfde81e6e9c424fcd884ebcabf/… ~~~ Racc is distributed under the same terms of ruby. (see the file COPYING). ~~~ where the [COPYING](https://github.com/ruby/racc/blob/d52fb64d166046bfde81e6e9c424fcd8… contains just 2-clause BSDL. Not even mentioning that Ruby used to be GPLv2 licensed: https://github.com/ruby/racc/commit/cc7fe952a6b1fc2ef43477674fa13f2d9d99e818 ## Rubygems https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/blob/master/LICENSE.txt The license is obviously modeled after Ruby COPYING file, but if it could say "licensed under MIT or Ruby", it would be much better. ## Gettext https://github.com/ruby-gettext/gettext/blob/8d84132efd888e68fffbce41331645… The license note is so old that it is not obvious what that means and what was the intention. Did the Ruby relicensing from "GPLv2 or Ruby" to "GPLv2 or BSD" influenced this project? ## SPDX https://spdx.org/licenses/Ruby.html It quotes just the "conditions below" as a Ruby license, while referring to [Ruby license file](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/about/license.txt) mentioning also 2-clause BSDL # Proposal To me it seems that the whole world recognizes "Ruby" license, except Ruby. Therefore I think it would be nice if Ruby project recognized the "Ruby" license. There are two possibilities I can think of: ## Refer the license by name ~~~diff $ git diff diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING index 48e5a96de7..a2d179a8a9 100644 --- a/COPYING +++ b/COPYING @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ Ruby is copyrighted free software by Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz(a)netlab.jp>. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under either the terms of the -2-clause BSDL (see the file BSDL), or the conditions below: +2-clause BSDL (see the file BSDL), or the conditions of the Ruby license below: 1. You may make and give away verbatim copies of the source form of the software without restriction, provided that you duplicate all of the ~~~ ## Extract the "conditions below" into "Ruby" license file The "conditions below" text could be extracted into separate file (e.g. "RUBY_LICENSE") and the "COPYING" file rephrased to say: ~~~ Ruby is copyrighted free software by Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz(a)netlab.jp>. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under either the terms of the 2-clause BSDL (see the file BSDL), or Ruby license (see the file RUBY_LICENSE) ~~~ -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/

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