Re: [Issue 2934] .dup does not return empty string

2009-05-04 Thread Derek Parnell
memory to be allocated - so what! I asked for a duplicate so give me a duplicate, please. To me, the no surprise path is simple. Duplicating an empty array should return an empty array. Duplicating a null array should return a null array. Is that not intuitive? -- Derek Parnell Melbourne

Re: [Issue 2934] .dup does not return empty string

2009-05-04 Thread Derek Parnell
trouble locating the specification for this. I never compare arrays to null if I can remember, I always check the length instead, which is consistent for both null and empty arrays. I do the same as you. -- Derek Parnell Melbourne, Australia skype: derek.j.parnell

Re: [Issue 2865] RandomCover not random.

2009-07-06 Thread Derek Parnell
On Mon, 6 Jul 2009 17:17:27 + (UTC), d-bugm...@puremagic.com wrote: I'm not sure how this change escaped from the changelog ... May I suggest ... manual process? -- Derek Parnell Melbourne, Australia skype: derek.j.parnell