Dan Sugalski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>At 11:40 AM 8/5/00 +, Nick Ing-Simmons wrote:
>>Damian Conway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> > > It definitely is, since formats do things that can't be done in
>> modules.
>> >
>> >Such as???
>>
>>Quite.
>>
>>Even in perl5 an XS module can do _anyt
At 12:04 AM 8/7/00 +0200, Bart Lateur wrote:
>On Sun, 06 Aug 2000 01:38:13 -0400, Dan Sugalski wrote:
>
> >>Even in perl5 an XS module can do _anything at all_.
> >
> >It can't access data the lexer's already tossed out. That's where the
> >current format format (so to speak) runs you into trouble
On Sun, 06 Aug 2000 01:38:13 -0400, Dan Sugalski wrote:
>>Even in perl5 an XS module can do _anything at all_.
>
>It can't access data the lexer's already tossed out. That's where the
>current format format (so to speak) runs you into trouble.
Only if you insist on the identical syntax as it ha
At 11:40 AM 8/5/00 +, Nick Ing-Simmons wrote:
>Damian Conway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > It definitely is, since formats do things that can't be done in
> modules.
> >
> >Such as???
>
>Quite.
>
>Even in perl5 an XS module can do _anything at all_.
It can't access data the lexer's alr
Damian Conway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > It definitely is, since formats do things that can't be done in modules.
>
>Such as???
Quite.
Even in perl5 an XS module can do _anything at all_.
--
Nick Ing-Simmons
On Fri, Aug 04, 2000 at 03:37:08PM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> 1. put their hands up to write the "up for grabs" RFCs
> 2. work towards getting the "requested/promised" and "draft" RFCs up to
>the point where they can be submitted to the librarian.
> 3. let me know if you think an RFC
> What I'm planning to RFC is a simple format() built-in (probably
> in a pragma) very similar to the form() subroutine described in:
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~damian/TPC/2000/Autoformat/paper.html
Damian
> >> It definitely is, since formats do things that can't be done in modules.
> >
> >Such as???
>
> Well, the easy binding of variables for later use. When one declares a
> format, variables in it are saved for later use without needing refs.
> Formats are sort of like
At 04:00 AM 8/5/00 +1000, Damian Conway wrote:
>> It definitely is, since formats do things that can't be done in modules.
>
>Such as???
Well, the easy binding of variables for later use. When one declares a
format, variables in it are saved for later use without needing refs.
Formats are s
> It definitely is, since formats do things that can't be done in modules.
Such as???
> If they yank formats out (which is just dandy by me) that means
> that some means of providing format's functionality needs has to
> be designed in.
I'm working on it.
Damian
At 08:41 AM 8/4/00 -0400, Bryan C. Warnock wrote:
>On Fri, 04 Aug 2000, Uri Guttman wrote:
> > > "s" == skud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > s> Up for grabs:
> > s> -
> > s> Formats out of core
> >
>
>Somehow, I missed this message.
>
>I don't think that's a language iss
> "BCW" == Bryan C Warnock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
BCW> On Fri, 04 Aug 2000, Uri Guttman wrote:
>> > "s" == skud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
s> Up for grabs:
s> -
s> Formats out of core
>>
BCW> Somehow, I missed this message.
BCW> I don't think that's a language is
On Fri, 04 Aug 2000, Uri Guttman wrote:
> > "s" == skud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> s> Up for grabs:
> s> -
> s> Formats out of core
>
Somehow, I missed this message.
I don't think that's a language issue. Whether Perl continues to
support formats certainly is, but
> 1. put their hands up to write the "up for grabs" RFCs
I'll grab:
unlink() renamed
I believe the "Renaming line noise" one is already covered in RFC 17.
The localtime() one's still coming, I promise! It'll be good (I hope),
lots of great input.
> I'm *very* close to suggesting a "strict"
> "s" == skud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
s> 1. put their hands up to write the "up for grabs" RFCs
i am working on one for flow control (event loops, threads, signals). i
should have a draft by this weekend. put it in the list of promised RFCs.
s> 3. let me know if you think an RFC ne
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