Re: A6, parameters

2003-03-19 Thread Larry Wall
On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 02:46:17PM -0600, Ralph Mellor wrote: : If one deploys a sub with optional-positional parameters, : one can't add a required parameter later without breaking : any existing calls that make use of any o-p parameters. : Right? Correct. : A6: "An rw parameter may only default

A6, parameters

2003-03-19 Thread Ralph Mellor
If one deploys a sub with optional-positional parameters, one can't add a required parameter later without breaking any existing calls that make use of any o-p parameters. Right? A6: "An rw parameter may only default to a valid lvalue. If you find yourself wanting it to default to an ordinary valu