From: martindemello@... (Martin DeMello) Date: 2003-05-16T02:15:10+09:00 Subject: RCR: $INCLUDED global var $INCLUDED = (__FILE__ != $0) Just because "if !$INCLUDED" would read so much better than "if __FILE__ == $0" (Just googled, and this has come up before - ruby-talk 21504. However, no one came up with a really convincing name, so I think the thread's worth reprising). martin