Feature #8077: Returning Dir objects from C extensions

• Status: Feedback
• Assignee: -
• Target version: -

[andrenth (Andre Nathan)]

In 1.8 it was possible to return Dir objects from C extensions by mimicking the code in dir.c and using Data_Wrap_Struct(rb_cDir, dir_mark, dir_free, dirp). This doesn't work in 1.9+, so it would be nice to have the Dir methods exposed to C extensions. For example, something like "VALUE rb_dir_new(DIR *)".

[nobu (Nobuyoshi Nakada)]

• Category set to ext
• Status changed from Open to Feedback
• Target version set to 2.6

For what purpose?

[andrenth (Andre Nathan)]

The code I'm working with is wrapping the fdopendir(3) function (return a DIR* from a file descriptor). This is currently not possible except in ruby 1.8.

[andrenth (Andre Nathan)]

Any chance of this going ahead?

[naruse (Yui NARUSE)]

• Target version deleted (2.6)

[jeremyevans0 (Jeremy Evans)]

• Tracker changed from Bug to Feature
• ruby -v deleted (1.9.3p194)