Merge pull request #22 from dleavitt/patch-1

Added a note about YAML merges and Psych

Merge pull request #22 from dleavitt/patch-1
Added a note about YAML merges and Psych
Ben Johnson
2 parents e8b5deac 9aba028c
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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		@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ Using a namespace allows us to change our configuration depending on our environ
65	production:	65	production:
66	<<: *defaults	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	=== 3. Access your settings	74	=== 3. Access your settings
69		75
70	>> Rails.env	76	>> Rails.env