I don't understand why having :bytes for things like s/// would be a good thing.
A Str doesn't have bytes, just like how a Buf doesn't have characters. To get bytes out of a Str, you need an encoding. There will be an internal encoding, but exposing it in this way is probably just asking for a lot of trouble: inconsistent (invalid) data that internals rely on, and the inability to switch the internal encoding later. Or, for example, to keep things 8bit encoded as an optimization until something demands more than that. As I understand it, a Str is a unicode string, not a UTF-8 string. I propose that using :bytes on a text string throws an exception. -- korajn salutojn, juerd waalboer: perl hacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://juerd.nl/sig> convolution: ict solutions and consultancy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ik vertrouw stemcomputers niet. Zie <http://www.wijvertrouwenstemcomputersniet.nl/>.
