Issue #9138 has been reported by zzak (Zachary Scott). ---------------------------------------- Bug #9138: make initialize_copy private https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/9138 Author: zzak (Zachary Scott) Status: Assigned Priority: Normal Assignee: zzak (Zachary Scott) Category: Target version: ruby -v: 2.1.0dev Backport: 1.9.3: UNKNOWN, 2.0.0: UNKNOWN it was discussed with nobu that initialize_copy should be a private method, and any cases where it's public is considered a bug. when i asked matz he said, it sounds good and ok to experiment with this change in trunk. -- http://bugs.ruby-lang.org/