From: "U.Nakamura" <usa@...>
Date: 2001-10-20T00:02:17+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:22750] Re: File::SEPARATOR for W2k?

Hi,

At Oct.19,2001 23:39:38, <chris.morris@snelling.com> wrote on
  "[ruby-talk:22748] Re: File::SEPARATOR for W2k?" :
> I don't think this is so:
> 
> Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
> (C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.
> 
> C:\>cd /temp
> The syntax of the command is incorrect.
> 
> C:\>cd \temp
> 
> C:\temp>
> 
> Of course, you said API, you may not be referring to the shell. But I think
> it's moot for me because ruby gets to Windows through cygwin which handles
> all of this and presents windows paths to Ruby with "/".

I think it's moot, too.
But I think that the conclusion should satisfy compatibility
with the existing ruby scripts.

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NAKAMURA Usaku <usa@osb.att.ne.jp>