Re: RFC 127 (v1) Sane resolution to large function returns

[Chaim Frenkel]

>>>>> "DS" == Dan Sugalski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

DS> At 02:25 PM 8/24/00 -0400, Chaim Frenkel wrote:
>> But
>> 
>> ($foo, $baz, @bar) = (1,(2,3),4) # $foo = 1 $baz=2, @bar=(3,4)
>> 
>> Actually, looking at it like that makes it an ugly situation. The 'new'
>> expectation would be to have it become
>> # $foo=1 $baz=2 @bar=(4)

DS> Wouldn't that be $baz = 3, since the middle list would be taken in scalar 
DS> context?

Don't make me go there. I already abhor,

        sub foo { (3,2,1) }
        $x = foo;               # $x == 1

I wish Larry would let it go away, a quick death.

I can see the horror from the internals standpoint. You have to special
case a literal 'list'.

<chaim>
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