From: michael greenly <mgreenly@...>
Date: 2008-08-18T21:56:44+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:18323] Re: NEW Command: absolute_path() --

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Are you sure you didn't mean to use "~/oracle/bin"

On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 11:03 PM, Trans <transfire@gmail.com> wrote:

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>
> On Aug 17, 10:03 pm, Yukihiro Matsumoto <m...@ruby-lang.org> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > In message "Re: [ruby-core:18319] NEW Command:  absolute_path() --"
> >     on Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:01:52 +0900, "C.E. Thornton" <
> ad...@hawthorne-press.com> writes:
> >
> > |I have created patches for both 1.8.7 and 1.9.0 trunk
> > |to implement the command 'absolute_path()'.
> >
> > |If there is anything else required for inclusion approval,
> > |please let me know.
> >
> > I am still thinking to decide if this is a creeping feature, or useful
> > addition (since it's VERY similar to a existing method).  I just want
> > to tell you you're not ignored at all.
>
> Why does the ~ prevent the expansion in File.expand_path?
>
>  File.expand_path('~oracle/bin')  #=> '~oracle/bin'
>
> Never noticed this before.
>
>                                                             7rans.
>
>


-- 
Michael Greenly
http://blog.michaelgreenly.com

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<div dir="ltr">Are you sure you didn&#39;t mean to use &quot;~/oracle/bin&quot;<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 11:03 PM, Trans <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:transfire@gmail.com">transfire@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="Ih2E3d"><br>
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On Aug 17, 10:03&nbsp;pm, Yukihiro Matsumoto &lt;<a href="mailto:m...@ruby-lang.org">m...@ruby-lang.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; Hi,<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; In message &quot;Re: [ruby-core:18319] NEW Command: &nbsp;absolute_path() --&quot;<br>
</div><div class="Ih2E3d">&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp; on Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:01:52 +0900, &quot;C.E. Thornton&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:ad...@hawthorne-press.com">ad...@hawthorne-press.com</a>&gt; writes:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; |I have created patches for both 1.8.7 and 1.9.0 trunk<br>
&gt; |to implement the command &#39;absolute_path()&#39;.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; |If there is anything else required for inclusion approval,<br>
&gt; |please let me know.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I am still thinking to decide if this is a creeping feature, or useful<br>
&gt; addition (since it&#39;s VERY similar to a existing method). &nbsp;I just want<br>
&gt; to tell you you&#39;re not ignored at all.<br>
<br>
</div>Why does the ~ prevent the expansion in File.expand_path?<br>
<br>
 &nbsp;File.expand_path(&#39;~oracle/bin&#39;) &nbsp;#=&gt; &#39;~oracle/bin&#39;<br>
<br>
Never noticed this before.<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Michael Greenly<br><a href="http://blog.michaelgreenly.com">http://blog.michaelgreenly.com</a><br>
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