From: nobu.nokada@...
Date: 2004-06-24T11:30:51+09:00
Subject: Re: embedded document meets end of file

Hi,

At Wed, 23 Jun 2004 23:16:16 +0900,
Simon Strandgaard wrote in [ruby-talk:104416]:
> > > I have noticed that you can type text on the same line as =begin/=end
> > > as long its not semicolon..  without semicolon it works.
> >
> > =end line must not be followed by non-space characters.  It is
> > not a part of ordinary syntax.
> 
> if it isn't part of the syntax.. wouldn't it then be better if Ruby rejected 
> such lines?

It is a part, but quite different from other parts.  And
documentation tools can select enabled portion by them.

-- 
Nobu Nakada