Bug #174 [ruby-core:17290]

[1.8.6] File.extname(".profile") is not returning an empty String

Added by Arthur Schreiber 641 days ago. Updated 640 days ago.

Status :Closed Start :06/17/2008
Priority :Normal Due date :
Assigned to :Shyouhei Urabe % Done :

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Target version :-
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Description

In the latest patchlevel versions of the ruby_1_8_6 branch, the File.extname method stopped returning empty Strings for files starting with a dot:

Latest version of the ruby_1_8 branch:
File.extname(".profile") # => ""

Latest version of the ruby_1_8_7 branch:
File.extname(".profile") # => ""

Latest version of the ruby_1_8_6 branch:
File.extname(".profile") # => ".profile"

History

06/17/2008 10:25 PM - Shyouhei Urabe

This is a Ruby 1.8.7 feature so who changed its behavior is 1.8.7,
rather than 1.8.6.

06/18/2008 12:50 AM - Shyouhei Urabe

  • Status changed from Open to Closed
Not a bug.

06/18/2008 05:42 AM - Arthur Schreiber

That is definately a bug, as earlier Ruby 1.8.6 patchlevels showed
exactly the same behaviour as 1.8.7:

VERSION = 1.8.6-p111:

irb(main):001:0> File.extname(".profile")
=> ""

VERSION = 1.8.6-p114

irb(main):001:0> File.extname(".profile")
=> ""

VERSION = 1.8.6-p166

irb(main):001:0> File.extname(".profile")
=> ""

VERSION = 1.8.6-p222

irb(main):001:0> File.extname(".profile")
=> ".profile"

VERSION = 1.8.7-p17

irb(main):001:0> File.extname(".profile")
=> ""

VERSION = 1.8.7-p7

irb(main):001:0> File.extname(".profile")
=> ""

VERSION = 1.8.7

irb(main):001:0> File.extname(".profile")
=> ""

06/18/2008 03:33 PM - Shyouhei Urabe

Ah, sorry I was wrong.

I've backported corresponding patch from 1.8 branch.  Thank you pointing this out.

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