Added a note about YAML merges and Psych. Your library is hardly the only one af…

…fected, but I thought it might be worth noting.

Added a note about YAML merges and Psych. Your library is hardly the only one af…
…fected, but I thought it might be worth noting.
Daniel Leavitt
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README.rdoc
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ Using a namespace allows us to change our configuration depending on our environ
   production:
     <<: *defaults
  
+_Note_: Certain Ruby/Bundler versions include a version of the Psych YAML parser which incorrectly handles merges (the `<<` in the example above.) 
+If your default settings seem to be overwriting your environment-specific settings, including the following lines in your config/boot.rb file may solve the problem:
+
+  require 'yaml'
+  YAML::ENGINE.yamler= 'syck'
+
 === 3. Access your settings
  
   >> Rails.env
...	...	@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ Using a namespace allows us to change our configuration depending on our environ
65	65	production:
66	66	<<: *defaults
67	67
	68	+_Note_: Certain Ruby/Bundler versions include a version of the Psych YAML parser which incorrectly handles merges (the `<<` in the example above.)
	69	+If your default settings seem to be overwriting your environment-specific settings, including the following lines in your config/boot.rb file may solve the problem:
	70	+
	71	+ require 'yaml'
	72	+ YAML::ENGINE.yamler= 'syck'
	73	+
68	74	=== 3. Access your settings
69	75
70	76	>> Rails.env
...	...