From: Nobuyoshi Nakada <nobu@...>
Date: 2009-02-17T11:13:34+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:22194] Re: Pragmas?

Hi,

At Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:59:42 +0900,
M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote in [ruby-core:22193]:
> Could Ruby 1.8.8 have something like this? Make the default behavior
> to support the 1.8.7 syntax and semantics, but have a pragma or a
> command line flag to make the default behavior to support the 1.8.6
> syntax and semantics?

1.8.7 supports all of 1.8.6 syntax and almost of the semantics
except for rare exceptions.

It may be possible to warn if a feature doesn't work in 1.8.6
is used.

-- 
Nobu Nakada