perl6storm #0073

2000-09-26 Thread Nicola Meade
No, not for use 'strict'; That is not a bareword. Hard to say why (have short time). Only "$a = fred" is a bareword. But "require Module", is not, as it has another meaning, and is accomodated in the grammar. Likewise, a prototype of sub fn(*) is not a bareword when you call fn(Whatever).

Re: PERL6STORM - tchrist's brainstorm list for perl6

2000-09-26 Thread Nicola Meade
Yes, while still allowing an explicit A()->B(), of course. I just meant that A->B means A::->B(), or, if you would, "A"->B(). But A()->B would not change in meaning. --tom, posting blind(ly) Visit our website at http://www.ubswarburg.com This message contains confidential information and is int

perl6storm #0010: kill all defaults

2000-09-26 Thread Nicola Meade
Yes, Phil, I mean things like abs() meaning abs($_) and localtime() meaning localtime(time). Actually, combined with the paren requirement thingie, it means localtime(time()), and localtime has to be written localtime(). These are two different suggestions, though. This is an attempt at sendin

Re: perl6storm #0011: interactive perl mode

2000-09-26 Thread Nicola Meade
Russ, you can use "perl -" to punch/paste into that window. But "foo | perl" would not be affected as you would not be running interactively. Essentially, only if there are no arguments and stdin (and stdout) areatty would you do that. --tom, posting blind Visit our website at http://www.ubswar