=head1 TITLE
new pragma: C<use package>
=head1 VERSION
Maintainer: Piers Cawley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 12th September 2000
Last Modified: 12th September 2000
Mailing List: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Version: 0
Status: Draft
=head1 ABSTRACT
C<my Big::Long::Prefix::Class $object = Big::Long::Prefix::Class-E<gt>new>
is a pain in the bum to type. We should replace this with
use namespace 'Big::Long::Prefix';
my ::Class $object = ::Class->new;
=head1 DESCRIPTION
There's not that much I can add to the Abstract at the moment, beyond
pointing you all at the p5p thread where I lifted the idea from.
=head1 IMPLEMENTATION
Check out the p5p discussions on C<use namespace>. There's already a
patch against the current perl 5 code to do this.
=head1 REFERENCES
The p5p thread 'RFE: use namespace Foo::Blarg', starting with Alan
Burlison (originator of the idea)'s message
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
The p5p thread
'[PATCH perl-current] 'use namespace' requires testing', starting
at message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, again from Alan Burlison
which looks at the actual patch.
RFC 171: my Dog $spot should call a constructor implicitly
I believe that the issues brought up in RFC 171 are addressed equally
effectively by this RFC, leaving the way clear for my other RFC
suggesting that we leave C<my Dog $spot> pretty much alone.
--
Piers
