> > Could the prototype people please report whether Tim Bunce's issues with
> > prototypes have been intentionally/adequately addressed?
>I'm not a prototype person (in fact RFC 128 makes it a hanging offence
>to use that confusing word in connection with parameter lists! ;-)
>Could someone please recapitulate Tim's issues?
The long story is here:
http://www.perl.com/pub/language/misc/bunce.html
The short story includes details that involve how to permit
sub fn($$$)
to work with
fn(@foo)
where @foo==3, which won't be known till runtime.
--tom