From: "Gonzalo Garramuño" <ggarra@...>
Date: 2008-02-19T14:32:39+09:00
Subject: Re: [Spam] Ruby M17N meeting summary

Martin Duerst wrote:
> == Introducing require_relative
> Proposal to add require_relative, require'ing a file relative to the
> file where it is used.
> -> accepted
> 

Is this a good idea at all?  Often times, libraries need to be modified 
due to bugs or enhanced features.  By being able to change LOAD_PATH, 
this is trivial.  Any use of require_relative in a library module will 
screw that up completely and prevent files from being overridden.


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