Re: Dynamic scoping (take 2)

2002-11-23 Thread Me
In summary, I am proposing that one marks variables that are to be automatically passed from sub to sub with 'is yours' where appropriate. An example of what I'm suggesting follows. Code with brief comments first then explanation. { my $_; # $_ can't be touched

Dynamic scoping

2002-11-23 Thread Ralph Mellor
First, I'd like to confirm I've understood C and C right: 1. C dynamically scopes changes to a variable's value to the enclosing block. It does not dynamically scope the name. The variable can obviously be a global. It can also make sense if it is lexical. Is the latter currently al

Re: Dynamic scoping (take 2)

2002-11-23 Thread Me
> [temp] > [implicit args] Here's a snippet of conversation on a haskell list about implementation of implicit args : http://tinyurl.com/2ym1 -- ralph

Dynamic scoping (take 2)

2002-11-23 Thread Me
First, I'd like to confirm I've understood C and C right: 1. C dynamically scopes changes to a variable's value to the enclosing block. It does not dynamically scope the name. The variable can obviously be a global. It can also make sense if it is lexical. Is the latter currently al

[perl #18637] PDD06: Incomplete sentence at end of section

2002-11-23 Thread via RT
# New Ticket Created by kj Woolley # Please include the string: [perl #18637] # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. # http://rt.perl.org/rt2/Ticket/Display.html?id=18637 > Hello Dan and folks, I've been reading through the PDDs, and I'm really quite impresse

long double error

2002-11-23 Thread David Robins
When's the long double "KNOWN ISSUE" going to be fixed? What's the work around, just to build a perl with NV==double? I've looked around, can't find anything about it except in KNOWN_ISSUES (only match in RT is "Parrot_sprintf-related stuff"). Scan of the archives turns up nothing. Thanks, Dav

Re: String concatentation operator

2002-11-23 Thread Larry Wall
On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 07:34:47PM +, Simon Cozens wrote: : [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Smylers) writes: : > >... they believed that the + should concatenate the two strings. : > > : > > Makes perfect sense to me. : > : > Makes sense in a language where variables are typed : : It also makes sense

Re: String concatentation operator

2002-11-23 Thread Paul Johnson
On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 07:34:47PM +, Simon Cozens wrote: >I could mention some other > languages (or at least, a language (of which I'm becoming considerably > more fond as I get to know it (especially having just come back from > Japan (excuse the

Re: String concatentation operator

2002-11-23 Thread Simon Cozens
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Smylers) writes: > >... they believed that the + should concatenate the two strings. > > > > Makes perfect sense to me. > > Makes sense in a language where variables are typed It also makes sense in a language where values are typed. They just have to be slightly more stro

Re: TERN-discuss mailing list finally available

2002-11-23 Thread Simon Cozens
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joseph F. Ryan) writes: > Are these people serious? What on earth is the point? I suggest a Tern versus Rindolf shootout. -- An algorithm must be seen to be believed. -- D.E. Knuth

Re: Numeric Literals (Summary 4)

2002-11-23 Thread Anton Berezin
On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 01:02:57PM -0800, Michael Lazzaro wrote: This: > - radix > 36, only colon form is allowed, not alpha digits implies that this: > 256#0_253_254_255 # base 256, NOT identical! is actually not allowed, no? %Anton. -- | Anton Berezin| FreeBSD: The

More tests.

2002-11-23 Thread Joseph F. Ryan
I've added a slew of new tests to the p6-literals test-suite, including: - Error tests. - Bit-type. - Subscripted variable interpolation. - Variable method interpolation. - Many conversion tests. I was a bit unsure (read: possibly rong as wrabbits) on some of the error and conversion tests, so le

[perl #18622] [PATCH] Befunge now supports the pop and push instructions of the PerlArray PMC

2002-11-23 Thread via RT
# New Ticket Created by Jerome Quelin # Please include the string: [perl #18622] # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. # http://rt.perl.org/rt2/Ticket/Display.html?id=18622 > Well, the topic says it pretty much: befunge now supports the push and pop instruction