From: Yong Lu <redmine@...>
Date: 2008-12-19T13:35:59+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:20683] [Bug #906] File.close not working good in Windows

Issue #906 has been updated by Yong Lu.


Hi,
* file may not be opened from this process.
* implicit close may be worse than error for many cases.

It should not be implicit. Maybe you can add a argument for the File.close method,for example:

def File.close close_all=false
...
end

I think it would be more convenience if it have this option. When I using console to create a file and then open it I always forget to assign it to a variable. Then I have to exit the console and reenter it otherwise I can't write the file anymore. For example:
#suppose I am in an irb console
>>File.new("test.txt")
>>f=File.open("test.txt")
>>f.close
#at this time with my jedit editor I can't write the test.txt file anymore until I exit the console. 
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