load fixtures from linked folders

activerecord/lib/active_record/fixtures.rb

@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ def column_names
       end
 
       def read_fixture_files
-        yaml_files = Dir["#{@path}/**/*.yml"].select { |f|
+        yaml_files = Dir["#{@path}/{**,*}/*.yml"].select { |f|
           ::File.file?(f)
         } + [yaml_file_path]
 
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ def set_fixture_class(class_names = {})
 
       def fixtures(*fixture_set_names)
         if fixture_set_names.first == :all
-          fixture_set_names = Dir["#{fixture_path}/**/*.{yml}"]
+          fixture_set_names = Dir["#{fixture_path}/{**,*}/*.{yml}"]
           fixture_set_names.map! { |f| f[(fixture_path.to_s.size + 1)..-5] }
         else
           fixture_set_names = fixture_set_names.flatten.map { |n| n.to_s }

activerecord/test/cases/fixtures_test.rb

@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ class LoadAllFixturesTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
   fixtures :all
 
   def test_all_there
-    assert_equal %w(developers people tasks), fixture_table_names.sort
+    assert_equal %w(admin/accounts admin/users developers people tasks), fixture_table_names.sort
   end
 end
 
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ class LoadAllFixturesWithPathnameTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
   fixtures :all
 
   def test_all_there
-    assert_equal %w(developers people tasks), fixture_table_names.sort
+    assert_equal %w(admin/accounts admin/users developers people tasks), fixture_table_names.sort
   end
 end
 

activerecord/test/fixtures/all/admin

+../to_be_linked/
\ No newline at end of file

activerecord/test/fixtures/to_be_linked/accounts.yml

+signals37:
+  name: 37signals

activerecord/test/fixtures/to_be_linked/users.yml

+david:
+  name: David
+  account: signals37
+
+jamis:
+  name: Jamis
+  account: signals37
+  settings:
+    :symbol: symbol
+    string: string