From: Timothy Hunter <TimHunter@...>
Date: 2007-02-06T08:52:18+09:00
Subject: Re: require statement clarification

Neville Franks wrote:
> For require "filename" if the filename doesn't include an extension is
> .rb assumed. I've been unable to find any documentation on this.
>
> Also the Ruby distribution telnet.rb source file includes:
> require "socket"
>
> however I'm unable to find any socket.rb file anywhere, only a socket.c
> So what does this file refer to?
>
> ---
> Neville Franks, http://www.getsoft.com http://www.surfulater.com
>
>   
If no extension is specified .rb is the default. If Ruby can't find 
filename.rb it will try to load filename.so. You can specify either .rb 
or .so explicitly.