Re: [Emacs-diffs] /srv/bzr/emacs/trunk r112522: * lisp/progmodes/ruby-mode.el: First cut at SMIE support.

[Dmitry Gutov]

On 22.05.2013 22:55, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > Don't you think it would be better to have these tests in
> > test/automated/ruby-mode-tests.el?
>
> I find it inconvenient, actually, because when the test fails, it's
> a handy to be able to have a ruby-mode buffer where I can try out sexp
> movement and indentation functions "in the usual way", together with
> Edebug if needed.

Good point, though I think I still prefer the reliability of automated 
testing over that convenience.

> > Having examples in ruby.rb that one has to check manually makes certain
> > sense for syntax highligting, but automated indentation tests are easier
> > to read and run.
>
> Indentation checking is automated, via "(cd test/indent; make ruby.rb.test)"
> It's not for syntax-highlighting, sadly.

Huh, I didn't know that. I don't think there can be a way to do the same 
for syntax highlighting, though.

Should I move all indentation tests to ruby.rb, and everything else to 
ruby-mode-tests.el?