[ruby-talk:01034] Re: Is this a bug?

Dave Thomas <[e-mail]> writes:

> Guy Decoux suggested changing DEFAULT_KCODE, but a
> quick grep suggests it's only used in the re.c module.

But the re module is used to validate identifiers, and setting
DEFAULT_KCODE=none now makes the following fail to compile:

   = 1
 >
   /tc/dave/play/line.rb:1: Invalid char '爭 in expression
   /tc/dave/play/line.rb:1: parse error
   = 1


So the problem is fixed (thanks, Guy!)

I'm wondering if configure.in needs to be changed to pick a default
for DEFAULT_KCODE somehow based on the machine's environment.

As a secondary issue, what does all this mean for the portability of
Ruby source. If your system is compilers with EUC and mine with NONE,
will I not be able to compile your programs?

Regards (and thanks again)

Dave


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