From: Simon Strandgaard <neoneye@...>
Date: 2004-04-30T09:31:36+09:00
Subject: Re: File.expand_path(__FILE__)

Hal Fulton <hal9000@hypermetrics.com> wrote:
> Simon Strandgaard wrote:
> > I think concat are the desired behavier of expand_path.
> > For instance if you want to create a directory, you first
> > have to make the path, before you make it. I don't have
> > better evidence.
> 
> I see your point, and I don't have a counterexample.
> 
> And I guess there is a problem with what the OP wanted --
> if the original name is relative to the original current
> directory, then the interpreter would have to keep track
> of where we were relative to our original dir.
> 
> It is doable, but is it worth it? And is there a real
> purpose to expand_path besides tilde substitution and
> simple concatenation?


Maybe extend __FILE__ with a #absolute  method,
in order to make __FILE__ immune against chdir ?

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Simon Strandgaard