From: Gerald Murray <gmurray@...>
Date: 2006-08-09T12:35:06+09:00
Subject: Re: parse error, unexpected $, expecting kEND


Slain Wilde wrote:
> Does anyone have any techniques or tools that they use to help narrow
> these down in the code at all?
>
> I mean the current method of scanning/folding the code to see if I can
> tell where the missing 'end' is is a nightmare lol.

using an editor with colorizing is a big help.  Some use vim with the
ruby syntax
addition.
The missing 'end' problem, when it is not obvious, is usually traceable
to a
missing ", ',  or a bracket not present, or misplaced {} {] ().  With
vim, it is
easy in command mode to place the cursor on the one bracket, and press
"%" to identify its match.

Quite some time ago, there was one mentioned on ruby-lang.org, but I
could not
find it when looked.  There is the beginning of a class PrettyPrint in
current cvs ruby
stable (1.9).  I think this is for use within declared classes, and is
not quite what I
think you are looking for.  It is not real obvious how to use that
class.  

regards,
Gerald