Rails - Jun 2006 - Interpolation in association conditions broken; broken backwards-compatibility?

I believe it used to be possible to interpolate values into  
associations'' conditions with single quotes, but it isn''t
anymore.
has_many :widgets, :conditions => ''brand_id = #{brand_id}''
Anyone else remember that?  It seems to have been snuffed out in  
changeset 3897 with the removal of interpolate_sql(@conditions)

Was the change (and the fact that it breaks backwards-compatibility)  
known and announced or is it just an oversight?  Once in awhile  
there''s just no other way to do what this allows (short  
of :finder_sql, which limits you significantly).

Thanks,

Jason Garber,
Web Programmer
Eastern Mennonite University


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