From: ts Date: 2002-04-14T01:37:27+09:00 Subject: Re: not vs !, and vs && >>>>> "j" == writes: >> pigeon% ruby -v -e 'puts(not true)' >> ruby 1.7.2 (2002-04-12) [i686-linux] >> -e:1: parse error >> puts(not true) >> ^ >> pigeon% >> >> >> You have the explanation in [ruby-talk:38229] j> Then is there a big in Ruby on SuSE release 7.3, where this same expression j> does not cause an error [ruby-talk:38227]? No, you have just removed one part of my message. The expression given in [ruby-talk:38227] is pigeon% ruby -v -e 'puts (not true)' ruby 1.7.2 (2002-04-12) [i686-linux] -e:1: warning: puts (...) interpreted as grouped expression false pigeon% Guy Decoux