From: Han Holl <han.holl@...>
Date: 2005-05-25T21:55:39+09:00
Subject: Re: if __FILE_ == $0 executed twice

On 5/25/05, nobuyoshi nakada <nobuyoshi.nakada@ge.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> At Wed, 25 May 2005 19:51:14 +0900,
> Han Holl wrote in [ruby-talk:143604]:
> > Does it also put $0 in $" ?
> 
> No, $0 isn't required.
> 
> > That would solve my problem.
> 
> Why not move the `if' block to another file (with no suffix), like
> irb for instance?
> 
Under the if are mostly tests. The files are meant as libraries. It's
nice to have the tests nearby, and not in a seperate file.

Is there a reason why $0 is not required ? It seems a logical thing to do.
Would it break things ?
Just curious.

Cheers

Han Holl