update parser to directly perform the conversion to a complex for rub…

…ies that don't define it on string (like 1.8)
twalpole · Apr 23, 2011 · 2218bf7 · 2218bf7
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diff --git a/lib/ruby_units/unit.rb b/lib/ruby_units/unit.rb
@@ -1237,7 +1237,11 @@ def self.parse_into_numbers_and_units(string)
       when NilClass
         1
       when complex
-        num.to_c
+        if num.respond_to?(:to_c)
+          num.to_c
+        else
+          Complex(*num.scan(/(#{sci})(#{sci})i/).flatten.map {|n| n.to_i})
+        end
       when rational
         Rational(*num.split("/").map {|x| x.to_i})
       else