Re: Access to the perl6 parser

[Jim Edwards]

>
>
> Regardless, you can already do this in perl 5, and will undoubtedly be able
> to do it in perl 6, with source filters.

So why do we have to do
$ip1=$i+1;                        # my pdl pet peave
$f->slice("(0),$ip1,$i");

instead of

$f((0),$i+1,$i);       # substitute your favorite syntax here

?

Must be source filters have problems?  My guess is it's possible but a
lot of
work?  Or is it ?