From: Chad Perrin <code@...>
Date: 2011-06-18T10:49:57+09:00
Subject: Re: default config file location

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On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 07:29:58AM +0900, David Masover wrote:
> On Friday, June 17, 2011 02:53:23 PM Chad Perrin wrote:
> > On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 04:45:56AM +0900, Matthew K. Williams wrote:
> > > On Sat, 18 Jun 2011, Chad Perrin wrote:
> > > >Is there a "better" way to specify a default config file location th=
an
> > > >this?
> > > >
> > > >   File.expand_path('~') + "/#{filename}"
> > >=20
> > > Depending on the shell, '~' may not be defined.  $HOME is a better
> > > choice generally.
> >=20
> > I take it you mean the above should be changed to this:
> >=20
> >     ENV['HOME'] + "/#{filename}"
> >=20
> > Is that what you mean?
>=20
> As people have pointed out, File.expand_path probably works.

Yeah -- I started composing this before the other emails started showing
up in my inbox.


>
> I do find this a bit cleaner, though:
>=20
> File.join(ENV['HOME'], filename)

As do I, now that I've had time to think about it.

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Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]

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