ri Foo::CONST doesn't work
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Feature Request
- Dominant language
- Ruby
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- 930
- Forks
- 465
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Description
Use the following example:
# foo.rb
module Foo
BAR = "omg"
end
$ rdoc -ro tmp foo.rb
Now try to read Foo::BAR with ri:
$ ri -d tmp Foo::BAR #=> Nothing known about Foo::BAR
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue with the shown foo.rb example, then run rdoc -ro tmp foo.rb and ri -d tmp Foo::BAR to confirm the missing lookup. Trace the ri lookup entry point and constant documentation handling; done means ri displays documentation for Foo::BAR from the generated data.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- ruby
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100