From: Simon Strandgaard <neoneye@...>
Date: 2004-05-01T19:08:04+09:00
Subject: Re: File.expand_path(__FILE__)

"Robert Klemme" <bob.news@gmx.net> wrote:
> "Simon Strandgaard" <neoneye@adslhome.dk> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> >
> >
> > I think its time to rethink __FILE__ and get rid of $0.
> 
> I certainly disagree here: $0 never changes automatically during the
> lifetime of a script while __FILE__ reflects the current file.  That's an
> important distinction in the light of require and load.  Just imagine a
> help module that automatically prints invocation hints...

You are right.. I were to quick to rid of $0.. of cause some kind of
replacement are needed.  :-)

$0 is a mixup to me, it mixes 
A)  invocation path.
B)  program name, which ps/top can use.

Two different things to me.
But I have no ideas to what an eventual replacement could be like.


BTW: I have submitted an RCR about the __FILE__ problem.
http://rcrchive.net/rcr/RCR/RCR250

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Simon Strandgaard