Feature #6413: Make Dir.entries default to Dir.entries(Dir.pwd)

• Status: Rejected
• Assignee: matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto)
• Target version: -

[shevegen (Robert A. Heiler)]

Is there a reason why Dir.entries requires one argument?

I think it would be easier and more convenient for the userruby if it would default to the current directory. Like so:

Dir.entries(i = Dir.pwd)

Or is there a reason why this is not done?

[mame (Yusuke Endoh)]

• Status changed from Open to Assigned
• Assignee set to matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto)

[mame (Yusuke Endoh)]

• Target version set to 2.6

[naruse (Yui NARUSE)]

• Target version deleted (2.6)

[matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto)]

• Status changed from Assigned to Rejected

As a language with concurrency, I don't think depending on the current directory implicitly is a good idea.

Matz.