From: whitequark@... Date: 2016-10-07T10:08:59+00:00 Subject: [ruby-core:77513] [Ruby trunk Bug#11873] Syntax error and parse problem when calling a method without parentheses Issue #11873 has been updated by whitequark *. Will this change be backported? ---------------------------------------- Bug #11873: Syntax error and parse problem when calling a method without parentheses https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/11873#change-60776 * Author: tomoya ishida * Status: Closed * Priority: Normal * Assignee: * ruby -v: ruby 2.3.0p0 (2015-12-25 revision 53290) [x86_64-darwin14] * Backport: 2.0.0: UNKNOWN, 2.1: UNKNOWN, 2.2: UNKNOWN, 2.3: UNKNOWN ---------------------------------------- In the following case, syntax error rises when calling a method without parentheses. ~~~ruby a b{c d}, :e do end #=> syntax error(should be syntax ok) a b(c d), :e do end #=> syntax error(should be syntax ok) a b{c(d)}, :e do end #=> syntax ok(expected) a b(c(d)), :e do end #=> syntax ok(expected) ~~~ If you change the literal `:e` to a method name, then the do-block is passed to the wrong method ~~~ruby p p{p p;p(p)}, tap do puts 'Hello' end #=> LocalJumpError(expected. do-end is passed to the first p) p p{p(p);p p}, tap do puts 'Hello' end #=> shows Hello(why? do-end is passed to tap) ~~~ versions are ~~~ 1.8.7-p375 1.9.3-p547 2.1.1p76 2.2.0p0 2.3.0p0 ~~~ -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/ Unsubscribe: