From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2011-03-02T23:39:36+09:00
Subject: Re: some unrecognized syntax error

On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Ruby Fan
<sweensonti@garrifulio.mailexpire.com> wrote:
> test.rb:1: syntax error, unexpected kDEF, expecting $end
> usagesagechecker.rb'
>
> I don't understand what does this error really means.
> Some said its all about whitespaces.
>
> Problem happens when I launch test.rb script: `ruby test.rb`
>
> Attachments:
> http://www.ruby-forum.com/attachment/5987/test.rb
> http://www.ruby-forum.com/attachment/5988/checker.rb

15:38:10 Temp$ cat test.rb
usage15:38:17 Temp$ od -tx1c test.rb
0000000  72  65  71  75  69  72  65  20  27  63  68  65  63  6b  65  72
          r   e   q   u   i   r   e       '   c   h   e   c   k   e   r
0000020  2e  72  62  27  0d  0d  64  65  66  20  75  73  61  67  65  0d
          .   r   b   '  \r  \r   d   e   f       u   s   a   g   e  \r
0000040  65  6e  64  0d  0d  75  73  61  67  65
          e   n   d  \r  \r   u   s   a   g   e
0000052
15:38:29 Temp$ dos2unix test.rb
test.rb: done.
15:38:51 Temp$ ruby19 -c test.rb
Syntax OK
15:38:54 Temp$

robert

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