lib/ztk/locator.rb in ztk-1.6.2 vs lib/ztk/locator.rb in ztk-1.6.3

@@ -29,9 +29,22 @@
         end
 
         raise LocatorError, "Could not locate '#{File.join(args)}'!"
       end
 
+      # Returns the root for the filesystem we are operating on.  Ignores
+      # mount boundries on *nix.
+      #
+      # For all flavors of *nix this should always return "/".
+      #
+      # Windows should expect something similar to "C:\".
+      #
+      # @return [String] The root path of the file-system.  For unix this should
+      #   always be "/".  For windows this should be something like "C:\".
+      def root
+        Dir.pwd.split(File::SEPARATOR).first
+      end
+
     end
 
   end
 
 end