Can I easily update my Rakudo* 2016.01 to include the new feature, or should I just wait for the next version?
On 3/10/16, Steve Mynott <steve.myn...@gmail.com> wrote: > This has now been added. > > S > > On 9 March 2016 at 23:29, Darren Duncan <dar...@darrenduncan.net> wrote: >> On 2016-03-09 7:59 AM, Parrot Raiser wrote: >>> >>> Software that traps a user with no obvious way to quit is annoying, >>> (especially if one is just starting to learn it). >>> >>> When Perl 6 is invoked with no options, it starts the REPL, simply >>> offering the ">" prompt, with no explanation of how to get out. Anyone >>> used to software is likely to have no problems guessing "exit", >>> (perhaps after will terminate it, but a newbie might not. >>> >>> How much work would it be to print "To return to the command line, >>> type exit or ^D" when first invoked? >> >> >> I think this is a great idea. There is also precedent for a REPL to print >> a >> similar statement like "for help type this". -- Darren Duncan >> >> > > > > -- > 4096R/EA75174B Steve Mynott <steve.myn...@gmail.com> >
