Re: RFC 259 (v1) Builtins : Make use of hashref context for garrulous builtins

2000-09-29 Thread Randal L. Schwartz
> "Will" == Will Coleda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Will> Perl6 RFC Librarian wrote: >> =head1 VERSION >> >> Maintainer: Damian Conway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 19 Sep 2000 >> Last Modified: 29 Sep 2000 >> Mailing List: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Number: 259 >> Version: 1 >> Status: Frozen >> F

Re: RFC 259 (v1) Builtins : Make use of hashref context for garrulous builtins

2000-09-19 Thread Tom Christiansen
>It's hard to remember the sequence of values that the following >builtins return: >stat/lstat >caller >localtime/gmtime >get* >and though it's easy to look them up, it's a pain to look them up >Every Single Time. >Moreover, code like this is far from self-docume

Re: RFC 259 (v1) Builtins : Make use of hashref context for garrulous builtins

2000-09-19 Thread Michael G Schwern
On Tue, Sep 19, 2000 at 07:00:36AM -, Perl6 RFC Librarian wrote: > =head1 REFERENCES > > This RFC explains the mechanism by which HASHREF context would be detected: > > RFC 21: Replace C with a generic C function > > > These RFCs propose alternative solutions to this problem: > > RFC 37: