From: Brian Hartin <brian.hartin@...>
Date: 2008-05-24T02:55:49+09:00
Subject: Re: Pathlist separator, Windows and Unix

David Mullet wrote:
> Ronald Fischer wrote:
>>> ENV['PATH'] returns the path statement. You could perhaps 
>>> query it for a 
>>> semicolon:
>>> 
>>>     ENV['PATH'].include?(';')
>> 
>> I think this is not such a good idea, because the application
>> could run in a restricted environment, where the PATH is either
>> not set, or contains only one directory.
>> 
>> Ronald
> 
> Good point.
> 
> Regardless, Lyle's suggestion of File::PATH_SEPARATOR would seem to be 
> the better method.
> 
> David

Except that File::SEPARATOR is not platform-dependent, as you would 
expect.  Try it on Windows.  Then try `md #{File.join("c:","foo")}`.
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