From: nobu.nokada@...
Date: 2004-03-03T11:04:46+09:00
Subject: Re: bug(?) when using symbols for variables/methods

Hi,

At Wed, 3 Mar 2004 09:15:28 +0900,
nobu.nokada@softhome.net wrote in [ruby-talk:94099]:
> @@ -5861,5 +5862,5 @@ rb_intern(name)
>  	break;
>        default:
> -	if (name[0] != '_' && !ISALPHA(name[0]) && !ismbchar(name[0])) {
> +	if (!is_identfirst(name[0])) {
>  	    /* operators */
>  	    int i;
> @@ -5895,6 +5856,8 @@ rb_intern(name)
>  	break;
>      }
> -    while (m <= name + last && is_identchar(*m)) {
> -	m += mbclen(*m);
> +    if (m <= name + last && is_identfirst(*m)) {
> +	do {
> +	    m += mbclen(*m);
> +	} while (m <= name + last && is_identchar(*m));
>      }
>      if (*m) id = ID_JUNK;

Sorry, wrong patch.

@@ -5859,7 +5860,8 @@ rb_intern(name)
 	}
 	m++;
+	if (!is_identfirst(*m)) id = ID_JUNK;
 	break;
       default:
-	if (name[0] != '_' && !ISALPHA(name[0]) && !ismbchar(name[0])) {
+	if (!is_identfirst(name[0])) {
 	    /* operators */
 	    int i;

-- 
Nobu Nakada