=begin

=end

RubyKaigiのたびに思い出されるネタなわけですが、そういうわけで再浮上。

We accept this change for 2.1 in the developers' meeting on 2013-07-27. We also think define_method() should return symbols as well.

Matz.

This issue was solved with changeset r42337.
Usaku, thank you for reporting this issue.
Your contribution to Ruby is greatly appreciated.
May Ruby be with you.

• vm.c (m_core_define_method, m_core_define_singleton_method): now
  the value of def-expr is the Symbol of the name of the method, not
  nil.
  ref. [ruby-dev:42151] [Feature #3753]

• test/ruby/test_syntax.rb (TestSyntax#test_value_of_def): test for
  above changes.

=begin
``define_method()'' と書かれると迷いが生じるんですが、Module#define_method が意図されていたということでいいんでしょうか？
で、あれば、こんなもんかと思うんですが、こちらはまだ入れてません。

Index: proc.c¶

--- proc.c (リビジョン 42336)
+++ proc.c (作業コピー)
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ rb_mod_define_method(int argc, VALUE *ar
rb_raise(rb_eTypeError, "wrong argument type (expected Proc/Method)");
}

• return body;

• return ID2SYM(id);
  }

/*
=end

This issue was solved with changeset r42347.
Usaku, thank you for reporting this issue.
Your contribution to Ruby is greatly appreciated.
May Ruby be with you.

• parse.y (value_expr_gen): now NODE_DEFN and NODE_DEFS are not void
  value expressions. get rid of wrong warning with -w, and make to
  pass tests with chkbuild. ref. [Feature #3753]

This issue was solved with changeset r42551.
Usaku, thank you for reporting this issue.
Your contribution to Ruby is greatly appreciated.
May Ruby be with you.

• proc.c (rb_mod_define_method): now they return the symbols of the
  defined methods, not the methods/procs themselves.
  [ruby-dev:42151] [Feature #3753]

• NEWS: documents about above change and def-expr (see r42337).

• test/ruby/test_module.rb: tests about above change.