gistfile1.rb

[13] pry(main)> bad_long_code = "
[13] pry(main)* if var > 2
[13] pry(main)*   blahblah
[13] pry(main)* else  
[13] pry(main)*   var ===
[13] pry(main)* end  
[13] pry(main)* "
=> "\nif var > 2\n  blahblah\nelse\n  var ===\nend\n"
[14] pry(main)> begin
[14] pry(main)*   eval("lambda {" + bad_long_code + "}")
[14] pry(main)* rescue SyntaxException => e  
[14] pry(main)*   e
[14] pry(main)* end  
NameError: uninitialized constant Object::SyntaxException
from (pry):31:in `rescue in <main>'
[15] pry(main)> edit
=> #<SyntaxError: (eval):6: syntax error, unexpected keyword_end>
[16] pry(main)> cd e
[17] pry(#<SyntaxError>):1> ls
Exception#methods: ==  backtrace  exception  inspect  message  set_backtrace  to_s
self.methods: __binding_impl__
locals: _  _dir_  _ex_  _file_  _in_  _out_  _pry_
[18] pry(#<SyntaxError>):1> message
=> "(eval):6: syntax error, unexpected keyword_end"