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@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ with all sufficient information, see the ChangeLog file. * Symbol * New methods * Symbol.find(str) returns whether given string is defined as symbol or not. + * Improvements + * Most symbols in Ruby level are GC-able (generated by String#to_sym and + String#intern) === Core classes compatibility issues (excluding feature bug fixes) @@ -89,3 +92,9 @@ with all sufficient information, see the ChangeLog file. However, weaknesses in hash distribution can no longer be masked by prime number-sized tables, so extensions may need to tweak hash functions to ensure good distribution. + +* rb_sym2str() added. This is almost same as `rb_id2str(SYM2ID(sym))` + but not pinning a dynamic symbol. + +* struct RSymbol added. This represents a dynamic symbol as object in + Ruby's heaps. |