* lib/uri/generic.rb (URI::Generic::userinfo): should support

empty password.  [ruby-core:10290]

* lib/uri/generic.rb (URI::Generic::set_password): password can be
  cleared by nil.  [ruby-core:10290]

* lib/uri/common.rb (escape): regard second string argument as a
  character set properly. [ruby-dev:27692]

* lib/uri: Lovely RDOC patches from mathew (metaATpoboxDOTcom).


git-svn-id: svn+ssh://ci.ruby-lang.org/ruby/branches/ruby_1_8@11747 b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e

lib/uri/https.rb

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 require 'uri/http'
 
 module URI
+
+  # The default port for HTTPS URIs is 443, and the scheme is 'https:' rather
+  # than 'http:'. Other than that, HTTPS URIs are identical to HTTP URIs;
+  # see URI::HTTP.
   class HTTPS < HTTP
     DEFAULT_PORT = 443
   end