Thread::Backtrace::Location#path is an alias.

Per Nobu (https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/10561#note-4) the "path" method should be an alias to "absolute_path" instead of only returning the basename. I'll set up a patch to correct the documentation of MRI regarding this method.
rubinius · Feb 4, 2015 · 217034f · 217034f
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diff --git a/kernel/common/thread.rb b/kernel/common/thread.rb
@@ -150,17 +150,7 @@ def initialize(label, absolute_path, lineno)
       end
 
       alias_method :base_label, :label
-
-      ##
-      # The MRI documentation states this method should return the file name. In
-      # reality however this method just returns the full path.
-      #
-      # Rubinius here sticks to whatever the documentation specifies, thus we
-      # return only the filename.
-      #
-      def path
-        File.basename(absolute_path)
-      end
+      alias_method :path, :absolute_path
 
       def to_s
         "#{absolute_path}:#{lineno}:in `#{label}'"

diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/thread/backtrace/location/path_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/thread/backtrace/location/path_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     @frame = ThreadBacktraceLocationSpecs.locations[0]
   end
 
-  it 'returns the file name of the call frame' do
-    @frame.path.should == File.basename(__FILE__)
+  it 'returns the absolute path of the call frame' do
+    @frame.path.should == __FILE__
   end
 end