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01/14/2017

08:35 PM Ruby Bug #13126: __dir__ in eval returns nil

Nobuyoshi Nakada wrote:
> When the third argument is not given, `__FILE__` in `eval` is `"(eval)"`.
> ...
No, I mean that documentation is saying:
"The return value equals to `File.dirname(File.realpath(__FILE__))`." here: http://ruby... metadeus (Artem Shein)

01/13/2017

03:54 PM Ruby Bug #13126: __dir__ in eval returns nil

Shyouhei Urabe wrote:
> Can you show us your expectation? Should what be the value for `__dir__` inside of an `eval`?
It should be the same as `File.dirname(__FILE__)` or at least `File.dirname(File.realpath(__FILE__))` (like your d... metadeus (Artem Shein)

01/12/2017

12:57 PM Ruby Bug #13126 (Closed): __dir__ in eval returns nil

~~~
$ ruby -e 'eval "p File.dirname(__FILE__); p __dir__"'
"."
nil
~~~
metadeus (Artem Shein)