strip_stars

# File lib/rdoc/text.rb, line 176
  def strip_stars text
    return text unless text =~ %/\*.*\*/%

    encoding = text.encoding if Object.const_defined? :Encoding

    text = text.gsub %Document-method:\s+[\w:.#=!?]+%, ''

    space = ' '
    space.force_encoding encoding if encoding

    text.sub!  %/\*+%       do space * $&.length end
    text.sub!  %\*+/%       do space * $&.length end
    text.gsub! %^[ \t]*\*% do space * $&.length end

    empty = ''
    empty.force_encoding encoding if encoding
    text.gsub(/^\s+$/, empty)
  end