edit: $/Dev10/feature/vs_langs01/Merlin/Main/Languages/Ruby/Tests/Builtin/test_dir.rb;C436237
File: test_dir.rb
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--- $/Dev10/feature/vs_langs01/Merlin/Main/Languages/Ruby/Tests/Builtin/test_dir.rb;C436237  (server)    5/14/2008 7:52 PM
+++ Shelved Change: $/Dev10/feature/vs_langs01/Merlin/Main/Languages/Ruby/Tests/Builtin/test_dir.rb;testfixes-1
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@
 
 describe "Dir#chdir" do 
     it "changes the current directory to HOME or LOGDIR if set" do 
-      Dir.chdir
-        #should_raise(ArgumentError) { Dir.chdir } -- works correctly today
+      if ENV['HOME'] || ENV['LOGDIR']
+        Dir.chdir
+      else
+        should_raise(ArgumentError) { Dir.chdir }
+      end
     end 
     
     it "changes to the root directory" do 
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edit: $/Dev10/feature/vs_langs01/Merlin/Main/Languages/Ruby/Tests/Specs/spec_runner.rb;C438696
File: spec_runner.rb
===================================================================
--- $/Dev10/feature/vs_langs01/Merlin/Main/Languages/Ruby/Tests/Specs/spec_runner.rb;C438696  (server)    5/14/2008 8:03 PM
+++ Shelved Change: $/Dev10/feature/vs_langs01/Merlin/Main/Languages/Ruby/Tests/Specs/spec_runner.rb;testfixes-1
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@
     File.open(excludes_file, 'r') do |f|
       f.each { |line| $exclusions << line.strip }
     end
-    if $exclusions.length > 0
-    puts "excluding #{klass}"
-    puts $exclusions.join("\r\n")
-    end
   end
 end
 
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edit: $/Dev10/feature/vs_langs01/Merlin/Main/Languages/Ruby/Tests/Specs/core/file/basename_spec.rb;C436237
File: basename_spec.rb
===================================================================
--- $/Dev10/feature/vs_langs01/Merlin/Main/Languages/Ruby/Tests/Specs/core/file/basename_spec.rb;C436237  (server)    5/14/2008 8:10 PM
+++ Shelved Change: $/Dev10/feature/vs_langs01/Merlin/Main/Languages/Ruby/Tests/Specs/core/file/basename_spec.rb;testfixes-1
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 describe "File.basename" do  
   before :each do     
-    @name = "test.txt"  
+    @name = File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/test.txt"  
     File.delete(@name) if File.exist? @name
     @file = File.open(@name,"w+") 
   end
   
   after :each do
-    @file.close
+    @file.close unless @file.nil?
     File.delete(@name) if File.exist?(@name)
   end
   
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edit: $/Dev10/feature/vs_langs01/Merlin/Main/Languages/Ruby/Tests/Specs/core/file/file_spec.rb;C413609
File: file_spec.rb
===================================================================
--- $/Dev10/feature/vs_langs01/Merlin/Main/Languages/Ruby/Tests/Specs/core/file/file_spec.rb;C413609  (server)    5/14/2008 8:17 PM
+++ Shelved Change: $/Dev10/feature/vs_langs01/Merlin/Main/Languages/Ruby/Tests/Specs/core/file/file_spec.rb;testfixes-1
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       @dir  = "/bin"
     end
 
-    @file = "test.txt"
+    @file = File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/test.txt"
     File.open(@file, "w"){} # touch
   end
 
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edit: $/Dev10/feature/vs_langs01/Merlin/Main/Languages/Ruby/Tests/Specs/core/file/shared/unlink.rb;C413609
File: unlink.rb
===================================================================
--- $/Dev10/feature/vs_langs01/Merlin/Main/Languages/Ruby/Tests/Specs/core/file/shared/unlink.rb;C413609  (server)    5/14/2008 8:14 PM
+++ Shelved Change: $/Dev10/feature/vs_langs01/Merlin/Main/Languages/Ruby/Tests/Specs/core/file/shared/unlink.rb;testfixes-1
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 shared :file_unlink do |cmd|
   describe "File.#{cmd}" do
     before :each do
-      @file1 = 'test.txt'
-      @file2 = 'test2.txt'
+      @file1 = File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/test.txt'
+      @file2 = File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/test2.txt'
       File.send(cmd, @file1) if File.exists?(@file1)
       File.send(cmd, @file2) if File.exists?(@file2)
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     it "coerces a given parameter into a string if possible" do
       class Coercable
         def to_str
-          "test.txt"
+          File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/test.txt"
         end
       end
 
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edit: $/Dev10/feature/vs_langs01/Merlin/Main/Languages/Ruby/Tests/Specs/core/io/read_spec.rb;C413609
File: read_spec.rb
===================================================================
--- $/Dev10/feature/vs_langs01/Merlin/Main/Languages/Ruby/Tests/Specs/core/io/read_spec.rb;C413609  (server)    5/14/2008 8:18 PM
+++ Shelved Change: $/Dev10/feature/vs_langs01/Merlin/Main/Languages/Ruby/Tests/Specs/core/io/read_spec.rb;testfixes-1
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 describe "IO.read" do
 
   before :each do
-    @fname = "test.txt"
+    @fname = File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/test.txt"
     @contents = "1234567890"
     File.open(@fname, "w") { |f| f.write(@contents) }
   end
===================================================================