lib/fileutils.rb in fileutils-1.4.0 vs lib/fileutils.rb in fileutils-1.4.1

@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@
 # This module has all methods of FileUtils module, but never changes
 # files/directories.  This equates to passing the <tt>:noop</tt> and
 # <tt>:verbose</tt> flags to methods in FileUtils.
 #
 module FileUtils
-  VERSION = "1.4.0"
+  VERSION = "1.4.1"
 
   def self.private_module_function(name)   #:nodoc:
     module_function name
     private_class_method name
   end
@@ -915,12 +915,15 @@
     end
   end
   private_module_function :apply_mask
 
   def symbolic_modes_to_i(mode_sym, path)  #:nodoc:
-    path = File.stat(path) unless File::Stat === path
-    mode = path.mode
+    mode = if File::Stat === path
+             path.mode
+           else
+             File.stat(path).mode
+           end
     mode_sym.split(/,/).inject(mode & 07777) do |current_mode, clause|
       target, *actions = clause.split(/([=+-])/)
       raise ArgumentError, "invalid file mode: #{mode_sym}" if actions.empty?
       target = 'a' if target.empty?
       user_mask = user_mask(target)
@@ -933,10 +936,10 @@
           when "w"
             mask | 0222
           when "x"
             mask | 0111
           when "X"
-            if path.directory?
+            if FileTest.directory? path
               mask | 0111
             else
               mask
             end
           when "s"