From: nobu.nokada@...
Date: 2002-03-22T01:39:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Windows version of Ruby (proposals)

Hi,

At Fri, 22 Mar 2002 00:56:05 +0900,
Dave Thomas wrote:
> > >    sysdep :win32
> > >       would be the same as 'require "sysdep_win32"'
> > > 
> > >    sysdep :win32, File, Dir
> > 
> > Isn't it enough with `require'?
> 
> I'd like to have a central place that these things vector
> through. That way, the programmer expresses intent, and the system
> makes it so. Using a plain require obviously works just fine, but we
> lose that intent.

I guess `require "sys/..."' also looks obvious, but get your
point.  It's sure yours is more obvious.

> Also, if we have just one place where non-portably code is loaded, we
> can more easily add things like
> 
>    ruby --check-portable ...
> 
> flags.

It may need to be a keyword if you want it to work with -w
option, otherwise loaded modules also can do what Kernel#sysdep
can do.

-- 
Nobu Nakada