drbrain	2012-07-25 06:49:31 +0900 (Wed, 25 Jul 2012)

  New Revision: 36526

  http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=36526

  Log:
    * re.c (rb_reg_s_last_match):  Update $~ to reference Regexp
      documentation about "special global variables".  [Bug #6723]

  Modified files:
    trunk/ChangeLog
    trunk/re.c

Index: ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- ChangeLog	(revision 36525)
+++ ChangeLog	(revision 36526)
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Wed Jul 25 06:49:12 2012  Eric Hodel  <drbrain@s...>
+
+	* re.c (rb_reg_s_last_match):  Update $~ to reference Regexp
+	  documentation about "special global variables".  [Bug #6723]
+
 Wed Jul 25 06:28:56 2012  Eric Hodel  <drbrain@s...>
 
 	* iseq.c:  Added documentation.  Patch by David Albert.  [Bug #6785]
Index: re.c
===================================================================
--- re.c	(revision 36525)
+++ re.c	(revision 36526)
@@ -3437,15 +3437,17 @@
  *     Regexp.last_match           -> matchdata
  *     Regexp.last_match(n)        -> str
  *
- *  The first form returns the <code>MatchData</code> object generated by the
- *  last successful pattern match. Equivalent to reading the global variable
- *  <code>$~</code>. The second form returns the <i>n</i>th field in this
- *  <code>MatchData</code> object.
- *  <em>n</em> can be a string or symbol to reference a named capture.
+ *  The first form returns the MatchData object generated by the
+ *  last successful pattern match.  Equivalent to reading the special global
+ *  variable <code>$~</code> (see Special global variables in Regexp for
+ *  details).
  *
- *  Note that the <code>last_match</code> is local to the thread and method scope
- *  of the method that did the pattern match.
+ *  The second form returns the <i>n</i>th field in this MatchData object.
+ *  _n_ can be a string or symbol to reference a named capture.
  *
+ *  Note that the last_match is local to the thread and method scope of the
+ *  method that did the pattern match.
+ *
  *     /c(.)t/ =~ 'cat'        #=> 0
  *     Regexp.last_match       #=> #<MatchData "cat" 1:"a">
  *     Regexp.last_match(0)    #=> "cat"

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