Jason Persampieri wrote:
> Should I actually check the Ruby version?  How would I actually do that?
> None of my searches paid off.
> 
> Alternatively, I could catch the 'NoMethod' exception, but that would mean
> it could potentially take the 1.8.2 code path if I actually goofed a bit in
> my 1.8.4 path.

Instead of using the RUBY_VERSION constant, it's probably better to use 
object.respond_to?(:method_name) to determine which version you are 
dealing with.

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