>>>>> "Jeff" == Jeff Zucker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Jeff>       * skipped 2 of the subtests on neat() which depend on 
Jeff>         looks_like_number() telling the difference between "2"
Jeff>         and 2

This *is* possible in Pure Perl.  Depends on the property that a
string that hasn't been used in a numeric context reacts differently
to the bit operators. The exact idiom escapes me at the moment, but I
*could* find it if properly prodded.

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