From: nobu.nokada@...
Date: 2002-03-22T00:22:34+09:00
Subject: Re: Some potential RCRs  [Comments Summarized]

Hi,

At Thu, 21 Mar 2002 22:42:51 +0900,
David Alan Black wrote:
> > Why not add an optional parameter to Dir for modifying the content returned,
> > rather than heaping more functions into the language?  It would allow for
> > DIR_CHILDREN flag (which would eliminate '.' and '..') as well as allow
> > other flags like DIR_DIRECTORIES, DIR_FILES, DIR_BLOCKDEV, DIR_SYMLINKS, or
> > NO_DIRECTORIES, NO_FILES, NO_BLOCKDEV, NO_SYMLINKS, etc.
> 
> Just FYI: this is somewhat similar (though not identical) to a
> rejected RCR from a couple of months ago
> (http://www.rubygarden.org/article.php?sid=137).

In 1.7, now Dir.glob takes second argument modifies only the
name matching rule.

-- 
Nobu Nakada