From: Daniel Luz <dev@...>
Date: 2008-09-15T11:20:25+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:18590] Re: Make irb start a new line on EOF

No comments? I guess I'm the only one who feels quite bothered by
irb's behavior then. :(

On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 00:39, Daniel Luz <dev@mernen.com> wrote:
> Other interactive interpreters (namely `python`, `lua`, `psh`, and
> SpiderMonkey's `js`) emit a newline before exiting when fed an EOF
> (^D). This is a nice feature, as it makes your usual shell prompt
> start on its own line rather than appear on the same line as the
> interactive interpreter's prompt when you leave by pressing ^D, for
> instance. Any reason for irb not to do the same?
>
> I tried to make it behave as I wished, and the attached patch is the
> trivial solution I found. I should note, though, that I'm not
> familiarized with irb's source code, and this was a very quick hack;
> maybe this isn't the best place to implement the changes then.
>
> The patch is for the ruby_1_8_7 branch, by the way; on Ruby 1.9, it
> seems to be one line off.
>
> --
> Daniel Luz