module FasterPath def self.sledgehammer_everything! ::File.class_eval do def basename(pth) FasterPath.basename(pth) end if FasterPath.respond_to? :basename end unless true # No need to open class when we're not using it yet ::Pathname.class_eval do def absolute? FasterPath.absolute?(@path) end def chop_basename(pth) FasterPath.chop_basename(pth) end private :chop_basename def relative? FasterPath.relative?(@path) end end end end