>>>>> "TC" == Tom Christiansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> many systems allow for a global/local startup file for various
>> reasons. i see a potential use of this in perl but i don't see the
>> specific use yet. build it they will use it.
TC> But Perl is not an interactive shell! Can you imagine if a C
TC> compiler allowed arbitrary amounts of text to be pre-included
and what about the proposals for an interactive perl? maybe they should
support this.
TC> I entreat you to explain to me *anything* that you'd want to tweak
TC> with this that you already can't do right now. And unless one
TC> manages to come up with a huge class of problem areas for which it
TC> really is the best solution to have these random evals applied to
TC> unrelated, unforeseen programs, I'm sure that there must be a better
TC> way. It's certainly not enough to say "maybe there is, but I don't
TC> know such a class of problem areas."
ask the RFC owner. i am just saying i like the idea. you don't like the
idea. that is fine.
TC> Far, far better to arrange a wrapper or hook on the specific programs,
TC> not all of them in existence. This kind of thing has really hosed
TC> people, many many times. Admins spend too much time with this kind
TC> of breakage.
it can be controlled also with a command line option in the
shebang. then it gets per script control. also in a way similar to
schwern's you can have a separate executable (or short script which
execs perl and tells it to load the files).
TC> Here's something else to consider: I recall Larry having
TC> *specifically* discarded this sort of notion long ago, lost now in
TC> the mists of antiquity. Seems like a very good justification will
TC> be needed.
well, he can veto this as well. i just wanted to have pro voices heard.
uri
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