1 files changed, 19 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/io/print_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/io/print_spec.rb
index 04e971ef6d..085852024c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/io/print_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/io/print_spec.rb
@@ -3,16 +3,27 @@ require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
 
 describe "IO#print" do
   before :each do
-    @old_separator = $\
-    suppress_warning {$\ = '->'}
+    @old_record_separator = $\
+    @old_field_separator = $,
+    suppress_warning {
+      $\ = '->'
+      $, = '^^'
+    }
     @name = tmp("io_print")
   end
 
   after :each do
-    suppress_warning {$\ = @old_separator}
+    suppress_warning {
+      $\ = @old_record_separator
+      $, = @old_field_separator
+    }
     rm_r @name
   end
 
+  it "returns nil" do
+    touch(@name) { |f| f.print.should be_nil }
+  end
+
   it "writes $_.to_s followed by $\\ (if any) to the stream if no arguments given" do
     o = mock('o')
     o.should_receive(:to_s).and_return("mockmockmock")
@@ -38,13 +49,15 @@ describe "IO#print" do
     IO.read(@name).should == "hello#{$\}"
   end
 
-  it "writes each obj.to_s to the stream and appends $\\ (if any) given multiple objects" do
+  it "writes each obj.to_s to the stream separated by $, (if any) and appends $\\ (if any) given multiple objects" do
     o, o2 = Object.new, Object.new
     def o.to_s(); 'o'; end
     def o2.to_s(); 'o2'; end
 
-    touch(@name) { |f| f.print(o, o2) }
-    IO.read(@name).should == "#{o.to_s}#{o2.to_s}#{$\}"
+    suppress_warning {
+      touch(@name) { |f| f.print(o, o2) }
+    }
+    IO.read(@name).should == "#{o.to_s}#{$,}#{o2.to_s}#{$\}"
   end
 
   it "raises IOError on closed stream" do