Re: source code for builtin functions

2009-09-04 Thread Peter Scott
On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:04:39 -0700, heyi xiao wrote: > My linux system has > a pre-installed perl. Is there a good way to check the source code for > builtin functions, like reverse etc. I want to check the source code for > better learning/understanding. http://github.com/github/per

Re: source code for builtin functions

2009-08-27 Thread heyi xiao
code for builtin functions To: beginners@perl.org Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 9:01 PM >>>>> "heyi" == heyi xiao writes: heyi> Hello all, heyi> My linux system has a pre-installed perl. Is there a good way to check heyi> the source code for builtin functions,

Re: source code for builtin functions

2009-08-27 Thread Randal L. Schwartz
>>>>> "heyi" == heyi xiao writes: heyi> Hello all, heyi> My linux system has a pre-installed perl. Is there a good way to check heyi> the source code for builtin functions, like reverse etc. I want to check heyi> the source code for better learning/unders

Re: source code for builtin functions

2009-08-27 Thread Shawn H. Corey
Paul Johnson wrote: I don't think there's any need for that. I also don't think this is an inappropriate question for this list or that the C code is particularly ugly for that matter, but there you go. I didn't mean to offend anyone. All I meant was the questions about how Perl is implement

Re: source code for builtin functions

2009-08-27 Thread Paul Johnson
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 06:34:53PM -0400, Shawn H. Corey wrote: > Telemachus wrote: >> On Thu Aug 27 2009 @ 2:40, heyi xiao wrote: >>> I knew perl is written in C, but I am still interested in >>> checking the C source for some builtin function directly. Is there any good >>> way >>> to go? >> >>

Re: source code for builtin functions

2009-08-27 Thread Shawn H. Corey
Telemachus wrote: On Thu Aug 27 2009 @ 4:55, Shawn H. Corey wrote: Nowadays, Linux comes with Perl but not its documentation. To download it, start your favourite package manager and download the package "perl-doc" Also, since some of it refers to the Syscalls, you may want its documentation.

Re: source code for builtin functions

2009-08-27 Thread Chas. Owens
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 17:18, Telemachus wrote: > On Thu Aug 27 2009 @  4:55, Shawn H. Corey wrote: >> Nowadays, Linux comes with Perl but not its documentation.  To >> download it, start your favourite package manager and download the >> package "perl-doc"  Also, since some of it refers to the Sy

Re: source code for builtin functions

2009-08-27 Thread Shawn H. Corey
Telemachus wrote: On Thu Aug 27 2009 @ 2:40, heyi xiao wrote: I knew perl is written in C, but I am still interested in checking the C source for some builtin function directly. Is there any good way to go? If you browse to this site, you can download the source code for whatever version of P

Re: source code for builtin functions

2009-08-27 Thread Telemachus
On Thu Aug 27 2009 @ 2:40, heyi xiao wrote: > I knew perl is written in C, but I am still interested in > checking the C source for some builtin function directly. Is there any good > way > to go? If you browse to this site, you can download the source code for whatever version of Perl you're wo

Re: source code for builtin functions

2009-08-27 Thread Uri Guttman
> "hx" == heyi xiao writes: hx> Thanks,Uri and Shawn, for all the information. I knew perl is hx> written in C, but I am still interested in checking the C source hx> for some builtin function directly. Is there any good way to go?

Re: source code for builtin functions

2009-08-27 Thread heyi xiao
builtin functions To: "heyi xiao" Cc: beginners@perl.org Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 4:25 PM >>>>> "hx" == heyi xiao writes:   hx> My linux system has a pre-installed perl. Is there a good way to   hx> check the source code for builtin functions, li

Re: source code for builtin functions

2009-08-27 Thread Telemachus
On Thu Aug 27 2009 @ 4:55, Shawn H. Corey wrote: > Nowadays, Linux comes with Perl but not its documentation. To > download it, start your favourite package manager and download the > package "perl-doc" Also, since some of it refers to the Syscalls, > you may want its documentation. Its package

Re: source code for builtin functions

2009-08-27 Thread Shawn H. Corey
heyi xiao wrote: Hello all, My linux system has a pre-installed perl. Is there a good way to check the source code for builtin functions, like reverse etc. I want to check the source code for better learning/understanding. Thanks a lot! Heyi Documentation for the built-in functions is

Re: source code for builtin functions

2009-08-27 Thread Uri Guttman
>>>>> "hx" == heyi xiao writes: hx> My linux system has a pre-installed perl. Is there a good way to hx> check the source code for builtin functions, like reverse etc. I hx> want to check the source code for better learning/understanding. all builtin func

source code for builtin functions

2009-08-27 Thread heyi xiao
Hello all, My linux system has a pre-installed perl. Is there a good way to check the source code for builtin functions, like reverse etc. I want to check the source code for better learning/understanding. Thanks a lot! Heyi