>>>>> "R" == Robert Klemme <bob.news / gmx.net> writes:

R> Dunno whether this is related to readline built in or not.

 /usr/local is 1.8.1, r182 is 1.8.2

svg% diff -u /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/debug.rb r182/lib/ruby/1.8/debug.rb
--- /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/debug.rb    2003-11-28 01:15:03.000000000 +0100
+++ r182/lib/ruby/1.8/debug.rb  2004-01-15 12:36:27.000000000 +0100
@@ -507,21 +507,21 @@
            exit!       # exit -> exit!: No graceful way to stop threads...
          end
 
-       when /^\s*v(?:ar)?\s+$/
+       when /^\s*v(?:ar)?\s+/
          debug_variable_info($', binding)
 
-       when /^\s*m(?:ethod)?\s+$/
+       when /^\s*m(?:ethod)?\s+/
          debug_method_info($', binding)
 
-       when /^\s*th(?:read)?\s+$/
+       when /^\s*th(?:read)?\s+/
          if DEBUGGER__.debug_thread_info($', binding) == :cont
            prompt = false
          end
 
-       when /^\s*pp\s+$/
+       when /^\s*pp\s+/
          PP.pp(debug_eval($', binding), stdout)
 
-       when /^\s*p\s+$/
+       when /^\s*p\s+/
          stdout.printf "%s\n", debug_eval($', binding).inspect
 
        when /^\s*h(?:elp)?$/
svg% 



Guy Decoux