* encoding.c (rb_cEncoding): new Encoding class.

* encoding.c (rb_to_encoding, rb_to_encoding_index): helper functions.

* encoding.c (rb_obj_encoding): return Encoding object now.

* gc.c (garbage_collect): mark Encoding objects.

* string.c (rb_str_force_encoding): accept Encoding object as well as
  encoding name.

* include/ruby/encoding.h (rb_to_encoding_index, rb_to_encoding):
  prototypes.


git-svn-id: svn+ssh://ci.ruby-lang.org/ruby/trunk@13692 b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gc.c b/gc.c
index 9bbca22588..0e5840e651 100644
--- a/gc.c
+++ b/gc.c
@@ -1456,6 +1456,8 @@ mark_current_machine_context(rb_thread_t *th)
 #endif
 }
 
+void rb_gc_mark_encodings(void);
+
 static int
 garbage_collect(void)
 {
@@ -1490,6 +1492,7 @@ garbage_collect(void)
 
     rb_gc_mark_threads();
     rb_gc_mark_symbols();
+    rb_gc_mark_encodings();
 
     /* mark protected global variables */
     for (list = global_List; list; list = list->next) {