Re: File#directory? docs
Arif Jafer <[email protected]> Sun, 2 May 2010 13:38:13 +0430
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--001636b148ebe63507048598d031 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sorry I didn't recognize neithor you nor i didn't understood your e-mail. Your sincerely Arif Jafer On 5/1/10, Ilkka Laukkanen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I just noticed for the first time that if you have a symlink, say > "foo", that points at a directory, both > > File.symlink? 'foo' > > and > > File.directory? 'foo' > > return true. While this is a bit misleading in my opinion, it should > definitely be documented in File.directory?. So here's a tiny little > patch against trunk that documents this caveat in File#directory?. > What do you think? > > -- > Ilkka > > --001636b148ebe63507048598d031 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div>Sorry I didn't recognize neithor you nor i didn't understood y= our e-mail.</div> <div>=A0</div> <div>Your sincerely</div> <div>Arif Jafer<br><br>=A0</div> <div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 5/1/10, <b class=3D"gmail_sendername">I= lkka Laukkanen</b> <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">ilkka= [email protected]</a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0= px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Hi,<br><br>I just noticed for th= e first time that if you have a symlink, say<br>"foo", that point= s at a directory, both<br> <br>File.symlink? 'foo'<br><br>and<br><br>File.directory? 'foo&= #39;<br><br>return true. While this is a bit misleading in my opinion, it s= hould<br>definitely be documented in File.directory?. So here's a tiny = little<br> patch against trunk that documents this caveat in File#directory?.<br>What = do you think?<br><br>--<br>Ilkka<br><br></blockquote></div><br> --001636b148ebe63507048598d031--