From: "Marcus Rückert" <redmine@...>
Date: 2010-10-13T23:34:40+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:32774] [Ruby-Feature#3942] File.dirname(__FILE__) should be on $: by default

Issue #3942 has been updated by Marcus R��ckert.


1. your example with "/tmp" is a perfect example why it should *not* be done.
2. "." was just removed from the LOAD_PATH. implementing your feature request would mean "." gets added back. for any locally called ruby script. "." was removed for security reasons.

example:
cd /tmp
echo "system('rm -rf /')" > cgi.rb
echo "require 'cgi'" > foo.rb
ruby foo.rb

that said ... I am quite sure the number of people really needing File.dirname(__FILE__) in $: is lower than the number of people who need it.
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