[#28561] Ruby::DL vs Ruby::FFI — Aston <blackapache512-ticket@...>

Ruby.DL and FFI libraries are great for programmers like me who are not internet programmers, but are more interested in scientific and number processing etc.

11 messages 2010/03/08

[#28686] trunk (26947) build fail with msys/mingw/vista — Jon <jon.forums@...>

I get the following build failure when msysgit's "c:\git\cmd" dir is on PATH.

8 messages 2010/03/16

[#28687] [Bug #2973] rb_bug - Segmentation fault - error.c:213 — rudolf gavlas <redmine@...>

Bug #2973: rb_bug - Segmentation fault - error.c:213

10 messages 2010/03/16

[#28735] [Bug #2982] Ruby tries to link with both openssl and readline — Lucas Nussbaum <redmine@...>

Bug #2982: Ruby tries to link with both openssl and readline

16 messages 2010/03/18

[#28736] [Bug #2983] Ruby (GPLv2 only) tries to link to with readline (now GPLv3) — Lucas Nussbaum <redmine@...>

Bug #2983: Ruby (GPLv2 only) tries to link to with readline (now GPLv3)

10 messages 2010/03/18

[#28907] [Bug #3000] Open SSL Segfaults — Christian Höltje <redmine@...>

Bug #3000: Open SSL Segfaults

19 messages 2010/03/23

[#28924] [Bug #3005] Ruby core dump - [BUG] rb_sys_fail() - errno == 0 — Sebastian YEPES <redmine@...>

Bug #3005: Ruby core dump - [BUG] rb_sys_fail() - errno == 0

10 messages 2010/03/24

[#28954] [Feature #3010] slow require gems in ruby 1.9.1 — Miao Jiang <redmine@...>

Feature #3010: slow require gems in ruby 1.9.1

15 messages 2010/03/24

[#29179] [Bug #3071] Convert rubygems and rdoc to use psych — Aaron Patterson <redmine@...>

Bug #3071: Convert rubygems and rdoc to use psych

10 messages 2010/03/31

[ruby-core:29117] Re: File.join is always forward slash?

From: Marc-Andre Lafortune <ruby-core-mailing-list@...>
Date: 2010-03-29 19:39:31 UTC
List: ruby-core #29117
Hi,

Not sure if this answers your question, but:

    File.join('a', 'b') ==  File.join('a/', 'b') ==  File.join('a/', '/b')

It will also convert non-strings to paths (with "to_path", ...)

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 3:33 PM, Roger Pack <rogerdpack2@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've noticed this in windows:
>
>>> File.join('a', 'b')
> => "a/b"
>
> Which brings up this question in my mind...if it is always a forward
> slash (on windows and Linux), then why does File.join exist (since its
> purpose is to join paths in a platform dependent way, but it appears
> to always just do it one way)?
> Just some feedback on it. t confuses more than just myself.
> Thanks.
> -rp
>
>

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