Re: testing for ruby 1.9 in extension code

May I suggest a different approach, with the fast evolution of Ruby I
would rather not check for the version but for features. (Like e.g.
Object detection vs. Browser detection in Javascript)
E.g.

begin
Object.method :tap
rescue NameError
Object.module_eval do
def tap &blk; instance_eval( &blk ); self end
end
end

The above example, that I actually used, came to full value when I
upgraded from 8.6 to 8.7 :)

HTH
Robert
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