    # File lib/yard/code_objects/base.rb, line 430
          def relative_path(other)
            other = Registry.at(other) if String === other && Registry.at(other)
            same_parent = false
            if other.respond_to?(:path)
              same_parent = other.parent == parent
              other = other.path
            end
            return other unless namespace
            common = [path, other].join(" ").match(/^(\S*)\S*(?: \1\S*)*$/)[1]
            common = path unless common =~ /(\.|::|#)$/
            common = common.sub(/(\.|::|#)[^:#\.]*?$/, '') if same_parent
            if %w(. :).include?(common[-1,1]) || other[common.size,1] == '#'
              suffix = ''
            else
              suffix = '(::|\.)'
            end
            result = other.sub(/^#{Regexp.quote common}#{suffix}/, '')
            result.empty? ? other : result
          end