RFC 132: subroutines should be able to return an lvalue

2000-08-18 Thread Syloke Soong
func(args) = ... func(args) += ... func(args) =~ s/// Such functions have been modeled in object models that accept arg-list+operator (head+operator) polymorphic signatures. It would be up to the programmer of func() to dictate what happens when func() is invoked. The following would

Re: RFC 109 (v1) Less line noise - let's get rid of @%

2000-08-17 Thread Syloke Soong
f out of your bubble and think again. [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 08/17/2000 10:48:00 AM To: cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]@Internet (bcc: Syloke Soong/Americas/NSC) Subject:Re: RFC 109 (v1) Less line noise - let's get rid of @% To go through a few points that has arisen: o Why do I

RFC 58 (v1) C changes.

2000-08-16 Thread Syloke Soong
chomp should have options to define what an EOL is. Many times, on Solaris, I could not use chomp because I had to use =~ s/[\n\r ]$// on files that came from NT or even from MS-oriented unix editors.

Re: RFC 99 (v1) Maintain internal time in Modified Julian (notepoch)

2000-08-15 Thread Syloke Soong
08/15/2000 12:48:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]@Internet cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]@Internet, [EMAIL PROTECTED]@Internet, [EMAIL PROTECTED]@Internet, [EMAIL PROTECTED]@Internet, [EMAIL PROTECTED]@Internet, [EMAIL PROTECTED]@Internet (bcc: Syloke Soong/Americas/NSC) Subject:Re: RFC 99 (v1)