From: Chris Morris <chrismo@...>
Date: 2003-07-17T03:39:45+09:00
Subject: File::makedirs stack err, win32 1.8.0-pre3

Obtuse case, I know, but an error nonetheless:

    Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
    (C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

    S:\>irb
    irb(main):001:0> VERSION
    => "1.8.0"
    irb(main):002:0> require 'ftools'
    => true
    irb(main):003:0> File::makedirs('//')
    SystemStackError: stack level too deep
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:134:in `makedirs'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:133:in `each'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:133:in `makedirs'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:136:in `makedirs'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:133:in `each'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:133:in `makedirs'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:136:in `makedirs'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:133:in `each'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:133:in `makedirs'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:136:in `makedirs'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:133:in `each'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:133:in `makedirs'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:136:in `makedirs'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:133:in `each'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:133:in `makedirs'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:136:in `makedirs'
    ... 1772 levels...
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:136:in `makedirs'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:133:in `each'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:133:in `makedirs'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:136:in `makedirs'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:133:in `each'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:133:in `makedirs'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:136:in `makedirs'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:133:in `each'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:133:in `makedirs'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:136:in `makedirs'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:133:in `each'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:133:in `makedirs'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:136:in `makedirs'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:133:in `each'
            from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/ftools.rb:133:in `makedirs'
            from (irb):3irb(main):004:0>

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