Steve Peters via RT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >Two points brought up remain, though. > >* Do we want to add an optional argument to IO::File->new() so that it >fails on an open attempt on a directory? The advantage of this would >be that it would allow for consistant cross-platform behavior. This >would add some overhead to IO::File (likely a -d) to the constructor >for IO::File.
> >* Do we want to document this behavior? Those who have bounced around >several POSIX environments have experienced this before and have >learned to deal with this behavior. Does this deserve mention on >IO::File's Pod, or is a FAQ entry sufficient? Personally I see no reason to use IO::File ever again so I don't care what you do to it, or its POD. I see some minor merit in mentioning amongst all the other perldoc -f open stuff. As for a FAQ entry, I don't remember this coming up before and I have been on p5p for (9?!) years so this isn't a very 'F' 'AQ'!
