Emacs Ruby Electric Does Not Insert End

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I have Ruby Electric mode installed via ELPA. I have visited a ruby file `~/test.rb` `C-h m` reveals that ruby electric mode is enabled as is font lock, see output below ``` Enabled minor modes: Auto-Compression Auto-Encryption Blink-Cursor Column-Number Delete-Selection File-Name-Shadow Global-Font-Lock Global-Linum Iswitchb Line-Number Menu-Bar Mouse-Wheel Shell-Dirtrack Tooltip Transient-Mark ``` However when I enter code like; ``` class Test def foo() ``` I don't get any `end` auto inserted on hitting `RET` UPDATE I installed via `package-list` as that was recommended on the page I found, which I thought belonged to the author. Looking at the source of `~/emacs.d/elpa/ruby-electric-1.1/ruby-electric.el` I see the following; ``` ;; FIXME: it should be available in next versions of ruby-mode.el (defun ruby-insert-end () (interactive) (insert "end") (ruby-indent-line t) (end-of-line)) ``` So it looks like I might have a bad file, will try another. UPDATE I used `ruby-electric.el` dow…

Accepted Answer

Make sure it says `REl` in your Emacs status bar.

I downloaded ruby-electric from here: http://shylock.uw.hu/Emacs/ruby-electric.el

I then loaded the library into Emacs, and went into a ruby file and activated ruby electric with:

```
M-x ruby-electric-mode
```

When I type `class` and hit space it fills in the `end` automatically (running Emacs 23). Maybe you want to give that version of `ruby-electric.el` a try, if you can't get the one from ELPA to work.

Emacs Ruby Electric Does Not Insert End

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