From: James Edward Gray II <james@...>
Date: 2007-11-13T08:39:25+09:00
Subject: Re: alias_method :tap, :affect

On Nov 12, 2007, at 5:30 PM, furtive.clown@gmail.com wrote:

>>
>>>>    file_name = File.basename(input.join.gsub(re, "_"))
>>
>>> Not if re has \A or \Z.
>>
>> If the Regexp contain such an anchor, we probably shouldn't be
>> calling gsub().
>
> We don't know what's in re, so we can't make a judgment about gsub.

If you don't know the contents of the Regexp and thus you call gsub 
(), you are a much braver programmer than I am!

It's clear we just disagree and I've said my peace now.  You win.  ;)

James Edward Gray II