* string.c (rb_str_intern): allow zero length symbols.

  [ruby-core:08861]


git-svn-id: http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/trunk@10933 b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index be10152e9..63d4b298d 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -4148,9 +4148,6 @@ rb_str_intern(VALUE s)
     volatile VALUE str = s;
     ID id;
 
-    if (!RSTRING_PTR(str) || RSTRING_LEN(str) == 0) {
-	rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "interning empty string");
-    }
     if (OBJ_TAINTED(str) && rb_safe_level() >= 1 && !rb_sym_interned_p(str)) {
 	rb_raise(rb_eSecurityError, "Insecure: can't intern tainted string");
     }