From: Marc Chantreux <khatar@...>
Date: 2011-01-26T21:29:51+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:34869] make ruby support line continuations ?

hello,

I'm monger for years and use ruby occasionally. Since few years now,
line continuations are part of my perl good practices as they are easier
to edit and less error prone (see below for more).

I love it so much i tried it in ruby. trying to rewrite:

  options = { # defaults
    :registry_dir => '/usr/share/vim/registry',
    :source_dir   => '/usr/share/vim/addons',
    :system_dir   => '/var/lib/vim/addons',
    :target_dir   => File.join(ENV['HOME'], '.vim'),
    :query        => false,
    :system_wide  => false,
  }

to

  options =
  { :registry_dir => '/usr/share/vim/registry'
  , :source_dir   => '/usr/share/vim/addons'
  , :system_dir   => '/var/lib/vim/addons'
  , :target_dir   => File.join(ENV['HOME'], '.vim')
  , :query        => false
  , :system_wide  => false }

even last ruby interpreters failed to parse it but i don't think it
breaks the good practices of the language. Is there a reason not
support it ? is it heretic asking ruby to support it ? 

regards