From: daz <dooby@...10.karoo.co.uk>
Date: 2004-05-21T07:13:47+09:00
Subject: Re: [rcr] make File#dup intuitive


Simon Strandgaard wrote:
>
> position is not copied.. try this example for yourself
>
> f1 = File.open(__FILE__, 'r')
> f1.seek(5)
> p f1.pos  # -> 5
> f2 = f1.dup
> p f2.pos  # -> garbage
>
> server> ruby a.rb
> 5
> 93
> server>
>
> This is really non-intuitive that you have to do
> a seek afterwards. Its the same as if you clone a string,
> but have to copy the string-content yourself.
> Where is logic here?
>

Works here.
# ruby 1.9.0 (2004-04-27) [i586-bccwin32]
# ruby 1.8.0 (2003-05-15) [i386-mswin32]
# ruby 1.6.7 (2002-03-01) [i586-mswin32]

mainframe_19(north_garage)> ruby pos.rb
5
5
mainframe_19(north_garage)>


daz