From: jrb3@...
Date: 2003-12-12T02:51:46+09:00
Subject: Re: Ideas for replacing $0==__FILE__

> On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 06:21:37 +0900, Eric Hodel wrote:
> Why not:
>
> TEST {
>   ...
> }
>
> The block is only run with ruby -t ...; otherwise it works just like BEGIN
> {} and END {} blocks.

That makes good sense to me.  Looks cleaner inside and outside the file,
makes the intent much clearer, and I don't have to go around setting stray
executable bits (which CVS often strips off, causing me to write setup
commands for otherwise unchanged library trees).

And no, I haven't seen the need (yet) for a TEST_BEGIN or TEST_END or
NOT_TEST (or equivalent phrasings) in this keyword location.

        Joseph Beckenbach
        lead XP tester, Eidogen Inc.