# Spec changes **URL:** \ **Category:** IronRuby\ **Created:** [July 7, 2008, 5:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spec-changes/142347 "2008-07-07T05:52:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ksunair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@ksunair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ksunair)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 5:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spec-changes/142347/1 "2008-07-07T05:52:07Z")
I think the following spec is wrong for FileOps.dirname  It is     File.dirname(’/////’).should == ‘/’  but it should be     File.dirname(’/////’).should == ‘//’  If it is my misunderstanding, please let me know.  Thanks, Unni   ---
**Author:** ![ksunair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@ksunair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ksunair)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 9:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spec-changes/142347/2 "2008-07-07T09:32:39Z")
Well, it’s not as simple as that. The spec as written is for \*nix paths, where ///// is root. So on one side we should move towards ///// returning the current drive. On the other hand, the notation // represents a UNC file path, which theoretically should resolve to a form of //server/share. I don’t know what CRuby wants dirname to return, and I also don’t know if we are going to deviate at all. I know that it currently returns //, but if you search for this function, there is some discussion about how it should behave, and I’m not sure how it resolved. For now, I’d suggest turning it into: ``` platform_is_not :windows do File.dirname('/////').should == '/' end platform_is :windows do File.dirname('/////').should == '//' end ``` That will keep it working on \*nix. JD From: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] On Behalf Of Unnikrishnan Nair Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 8:51 PM To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Subject: [Ironruby-core] spec changes I think the following spec is wrong for FileOps.dirname It is ``` File.dirname('/////').should == '/' ``` but it should be ``` File.dirname('/////').should == '//' ``` If it is my misunderstanding, please let me know. Thanks, Unni ---
**Author:** ![ksunair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@ksunair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ksunair)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 6:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spec-changes/142347/3 "2008-07-07T18:17:32Z")
Hi Unni, Did you check this out? - [http://sparcs.kaist.ac.kr/~tinuviel/download/IronRuby/](http://sparcs.kaist.ac.kr/~tinuviel/download/IronRuby/) - > **[Compiling Mono and IronRuby on OSX Leopard - Ivan Porto Carrero](http://flanders.co.nz/2008/02/05/compiling-mono-and-ironruby-on-osx-leopard/)** > > Search form Recent Posts Scalatra 2.2 released Json4s: One AST to rule them all. Typeclass based databinding for scalatra searchable sbt wiki work … Hope this helps, -Jirapong 2008/7/7 Unnikrishnan N. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): ---
**Author:** ![ksunair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@ksunair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ksunair)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spec-changes/142347/4 "2008-07-07T16:30:09Z")
Thanks Jim, I have a test program that I run in windows with all the spec against ruby and against IR. It then compare the results and there is where I found this problem. yes, you are correct with your change. I think we can go with the change suggested. By the way, did anyone compiled Ironruby on Mono? I finally got the mono installed and would like to try to compile it to run the spec on Mac this week. Do you guys consider Mac as \*nix environment? Thanks, Unni — On Mon, 7/7/08, Jim D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: From: Jim D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Subject: RE: [Ironruby-core] spec changes To: “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid), “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Date: Monday, July 7, 2008, 1:32 AM Well, it’s not as simple as that. The spec as written is for \*nix paths, where ///// is root. So on one side we should move towards ///// returning the current drive. On the other hand, the notation // represents a UNC file path, which theoretically should resolve to a form of //server/share. I don’t know what CRuby wants dirname to return, and I also don’t know if we are going to deviate at all. I know that it currently returns //, but if you search for this function, there is some discussion about how it should behave, and I’m not sure how it resolved. For now, I’d suggest turning it into:                 platform\_is\_not :windows do                                File.dirname(‘/////’).should == ‘/’                end                platform\_is :windows do                                File.dirname(‘/////’).should == ‘//’                end  That will keep it working on \*nix.  JD  From: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] On Behalf Of Unnikrishnan Nair Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 8:51 PM To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Subject: [Ironruby-core] spec changes  I think the following spec is wrong for FileOps.dirname  It is     File.dirname(‘/////’).should == ‘/’  but it should be     File.dirname(‘/////’).should == ‘//’  If it is my misunderstanding, please let me know.  Thanks, Unni    ---
**Author:** ![ksunair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@ksunair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ksunair)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spec-changes/142347/5 "2008-07-07T19:49:30Z")
Glad the spec stuff worked. I have tried to compile IR on Mono, but there are some patches that need to be applied first, I’m not sure where those patches are. I also ran into a problem on Mac with filename and folder casing not matching the csproj file. I would consider Mac as a \*nix platform. It has all the stuff I look for (mainly bash, and the UNIX system underneath. JD From: Unnikrishnan N. [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 7:18 AM To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid; Jim D. Subject: RE: [Ironruby-core] spec changes Thanks Jim, I have a test program that I run in windows with all the spec against ruby and against IR. It then compare the results and there is where I found this problem. yes, you are correct with your change. I think we can go with the change suggested. By the way, did anyone compiled Ironruby on Mono? I finally got the mono installed and would like to try to compile it to run the spec on Mac this week. Do you guys consider Mac as \*nix environment? Thanks, Unni — On Mon, 7/7/08, Jim D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: From: Jim D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Subject: RE: [Ironruby-core] spec changes To: “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid), “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Date: Monday, July 7, 2008, 1:32 AM Well, it’s not as simple as that. The spec as written is for \*nix paths, where ///// is root. So on one side we should move towards ///// returning the current drive. On the other hand, the notation // represents a UNC file path, which theoretically should resolve to a form of //server/share. I don’t know what CRuby wants dirname to return, and I also don’t know if we are going to deviate at all. I know that it currently returns //, but if you search for this function, there is some discussion about how it should behave, and I’m not sure how it resolved. For now, I’d suggest turning it into: ``` platform_is_not :windows do File.dirname(‘/////’).should == ‘/’ end platform_is :windows do File.dirname(‘/////’).should == ‘//’ end ``` That will keep it working on \*nix. JD From: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] On Behalf Of Unnikrishnan Nair Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 8:51 PM To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Subject: [Ironruby-core] spec changes I think the following spec is wrong for FileOps.dirname It is ``` File.dirname('/////').should == '/' ``` but it should be ``` File.dirname('/////').should == '//' ``` If it is my misunderstanding, please let me know. Thanks, Unni ---
**Author:** ![ksunair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@ksunair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ksunair)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spec-changes/142347/6 "2008-07-07T20:06:29Z")
Thanks, just to make sure what ever changes I make I want to test it both in Windows and \*nix world. Unni — On Mon, 7/7/08, Jim D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: From: Jim D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Subject: RE: [Ironruby-core] spec changes To: “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid), “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Date: Monday, July 7, 2008, 11:46 AM Glad the spec stuff worked.  I have tried to compile IR on Mono, but there are some patches that need to be applied first, I’m not sure where those patches are. I also ran into a problem on Mac with filename and folder casing not matching the csproj file. I would consider Mac as a \*nix platform. It has all the stuff I look for (mainly bash, and the UNIX system underneath.  JD  From: Unnikrishnan N. [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 7:18 AM To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid; Jim D. Subject: RE: [Ironruby-core] spec changes  Thanks Jim, I have a test program that I run in windows with all the spec against ruby and against IR. It then compare the results and there is where I found this problem. yes, you are correct with your change. I think we can go with the change suggested. By the way, did anyone compiled Ironruby on Mono? I finally got the mono installed and would like to try to compile it to run the spec on Mac this week. Do you guys consider Mac as \*nix environment? Thanks, Unni — On Mon, 7/7/08, Jim D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: From: Jim D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Subject: RE: [Ironruby-core] spec changes To: “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid), “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Date: Monday, July 7, 2008, 1:32 AM Well, it’s not as simple as that. The spec as written is for \*nix paths, where ///// is root. So on one side we should move towards ///// returning the current drive. On the other hand, the notation // represents a UNC file path, which theoretically should resolve to a form of //server/share. I don’t know what CRuby wants dirname to return, and I also don’t know if we are going to deviate at all. I know that it currently returns //, but if you search for this function, there is some discussion about how it should behave, and I’m not sure how it resolved. For now, I’d suggest turning it into:                 platform\_is\_not :windows do                                File.dirname(‘/////’).should == ‘/’                end                platform\_is :windows do                                File.dirname(‘/////’).should == ‘//’                end  That will keep it working on \*nix.  JD  From: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] On Behalf Of Unnikrishnan Nair Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 8:51 PM To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Subject: [Ironruby-core] spec changes  I think the following spec is wrong for FileOps.dirname  It is     File.dirname(‘/////’).should == ‘/’  but it should be     File.dirname(‘/////’).should == ‘//’  If it is my misunderstanding, please let me know.  Thanks, Unni    Â