From: "NAKAMURA, Hiroshi" <nahi@...>
Date: 2003-02-26T21:09:21+09:00
Subject: Re: RCR:  Add __file__ and __line__ methods to Method and Proc classes

Hi,

> From: Yukihiro Matsumoto [mailto:matz@ruby-lang.org] 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 2:49 AM

> |The reserved words __FILE__ and __LINE__ cannot be used
> |to extract the source location of a previously parsed block of
> |ruby code, because the parser does a literal substitution of 
> the String
> |or FixNum, respectively.  So, at least in Ruby 1.6.8, Matz's 
> suggested
> |technique of evaluating __FILE__ and __LINE__ in the binding
> |of the block does not work.  Please see:
> |
> |http://www.ruby-talk.org/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/21555
> 
> First of all, I said I would fix, but I haven't.  Sorry for this.
> 
> Secondly, I'm not sure whether it makes sense that method returns
> single line number.  They might be multi-line method.  I'd like to
> hear the comments from others.

It seems reasonable for me at the point that
you abstract multi-line method to be located at
the beginning line of its definition.

Do you mean it should return two line numbers; begin and end?

Regards,
// NaHi