On Mon, May 02, 2005 at 09:52:35PM +0200, Juerd wrote: > I already suggested a syntax like '+$write|w' for having multiple > ways to say the same thing. I don't like an explicit :mode. Let > Perl figure that out based on passed named arguments.
I'd like to see this specced. What you're suggesting is that sub signatures have something as powerful as a good getopt library; things that spring to mind at this prospect are: * canonical representations (eg, :w in your example should probably set $write) * mutually exclusive options (for open modes, :write should exclude :append) * computed options (if by "let Perl figure that out" $mode you didn't mean "let perl's open figure it out with explicit code). How would you suggest formalizing these? (By the way, we need a spec for perl's command line, too. So far we've been emulating perl5's in an ad-hoc manner.) -- Gaal Yahas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://gaal.livejournal.com/
