From: Curt Hibbs <ml.chibbs@...>
Date: 2006-03-15T21:10:57+09:00
Subject: Re: Patching file class

On 3/15/06, Daniel V�lkerts <daniel@voelkerts.de> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I checked out the ruby cvs tree for me Windows Mobile issue. After I run
> 'nmake' I got a error for File.path(p) NoMethodError as this method is
> called by a argument (the path I guess).
>
> My ruby 1.8.4 installation only knows File.path without a parameter. I
> know that I can 'patch' ruby classes and I wrote following:
>
> class File
>        def path(p)
>                File.new(p).path
>        end
> end
>
> But where to put this fragement in? I don't find any file.rb or io.rb.

You can put this anywhere in your own application. Ruby's classes can
alwasy be reopened and modified -- even system classes.

Curt