From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2004-08-23T21:50:49+09:00
Subject: Re: How to check syntax


"Andreas Schwarz" <usenet@andreas-s.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:4129dc1a$0$6639$9b4e6d93@newsread4.arcor-online.net...
> Graham Nicholls wrote:
> > Apologies if its a FAQ, but is there a way I can check my syntax for
errors
> > that would otherwise only appear at runtime?  You know the sort of
thing:
> >
> >         some code
> >         rescue => err
> >                 exit (LOGIC_ERR)
> >
> >         end
> >
> > which when run fails because LOGIC_ERR is undefined
>
> This is no syntax error, and it can only be detected at runtime.

Exactly!

For completeness reasons: syntax can be checked by doing "ruby -c".

Kind regards

    robert