From: "Florian Aßmann" <florian.assmann@...>
Date: 2007-08-31T22:48:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Weird problem with DATA and __END__

Hi Michael,

1. DATA *constant* becomes defined:
DATA.inspect # => "This is the data in test1.rb."
>     require 'test2'
*snip*
2. test2 becomes loaded
3. test2 reads lines from DATA(0) to DATA(EOF) and puts them
>>     puts "test2.rb = " + DATA.readlines.to_s

test2.rb = This is the data in test1.rb.

>> # ignored unless it's called first
>>     __END__
>>     This is the data in test2.rb.
*snip*
4. test1 reads lines from DATA(EOF) to DATA(EOF) and puts them
>     puts "test1.rb = " + DATA.readlines.to_s

test1.rb =

>     __END__
>     This is the data in test1.rb.

Your dealing with a constant here, you should expect that it won't change. Ok,
you maybe expected that the require behaves like the ruby-bin...


Regards Florian