On Sun Jul 08 02:13:13 2012, thoughtstream wrote:
> Father Chrysostomos pointed out:
>
> > I said when, not whether. :-)
>
> Isn't that just typical of me: confusing ontology with chronology. ;-)
>
> I'm afraid don't know the implementation details for Rakudo. It may be
> bound as the surroundin
I’m forwarding this to the Perl 6 language list, so see if I can find an
answer there.
[This conversation is about how lexical subs should be implemented in
Perl 5. What Perl 6 does may help in determining how to iron out the
edge cases.]
On Sat Jul 07 13:23:17 2012, sprout wrote:
> On Sat Jul 0
On Sat Jul 07 18:35:03 2012, tom christiansen wrote:
> "Father Chrysostomos via RT" wrote
>on Sat, 07 Jul 2012 17:44:46 PDT:
>
> > I’m forwarding this to the Perl 6 language list, so see if I can
> find
> > an answer there.
>
> I do have an answer from Damian, which I will enclose below, and
> But by using the term ‘variable’, which is ambiguous, you are not
> answering my question! :-)
Sorry. I tend to think of *every* variable name as merely being
an alias for some underlying storage mechanism. ;-)
> Does
>
> my $x;
> for 1..10 -> $x {}
>
> cause the existing name $x to ref
On 07/08/2012 09:57 PM, Father Chrysostomos via RT wrote:
> my $x;
> my sub f { say $x }
> for 1..10 -> $x { f(); }
It prints
Any()
Any()
Any()
Any()
Any()
Any()
Any()
Any()
Any()
Any()
(because Any is the default value in uninitialized variables).
As an aside, you can run short Per
Father Chrysostomos asked:
> What I am really trying to find out is when the subroutine is actually
> cloned,
Yes. It is supposed to be (or at least must *appear* to be),
and currently is (or appears to be) in Rakudo.
> and whether there can be multiple clones within a single call of
> the encl
"Father Chrysostomos via RT" wrote
on Sat, 07 Jul 2012 18:54:15 PDT:
>Thank you. So the bar sub seems to be closing over the name @a (the
>container/variable slot/pad entry/whatever), rather than the actual
>array itself.
>Since I don't have it installed, could you tell me what this does?
"Father Chrysostomos via RT" wrote
on Sat, 07 Jul 2012 17:44:46 PDT:
> I’m forwarding this to the Perl 6 language list, so see if I can find
> an answer there.
I do have an answer from Damian, which I will enclose below, and a
Rakudo result for you.
> [This conversation is about how lexica
