From: matt@... (Matt Neuburg)
Date: 2012-09-14T02:19:36+09:00
Subject: Re: Pathname#to_str withdrawn in 1.9?

Bartosz Dziewo?ski <matma.rex@gmail.com> wrote:

> I think that you should report it as a regression on
> http://bugs.ruby-lang.org/. #to_str looks like an useful feature.

See:

<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/ruby-core-google/2B9CN17ayWs/cea_zdFPgA
oJ>

It was reported immediately by no less an eminence than the mighty
Yehuda Katz. If they told_him_ it's deliberate, it's deliberate. My
question was more philosophical, not practical. There's nothing to be
done; I was just trying to wrap my head around the possible thinking
behind the change. And I got some interesting suggestions here, as
expected. :) Thx to all - m.

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