Randal L. Schwartz:
# >>>>> "David" == David Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
# David> Anyone know what the chances are that some
# enterprising C hacker
# David> can/will/did get the // and //= operator into Perl 5.8? Seems
# David> like it wouldn't be a huge deal to add, and I'd love
# to have it
# David> sooner rather than later.
#
# Not in 5.8, which is in the final freezy stages.
# Perhaps in 5.9 thus 5.10.
I'm working on a preliminary version right now. So far it's been
surprisingly easy--touches toke.c, perly.y, opcode.pl, pp.c, and
pp_hot.c. (Of course, it's also off an old bleadperl, but I doubt those
files change that actively.)
BTW, so far toke.c hasn't been as bad as I've heard it is. :^)
--Brent Dax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
@roles=map {"Parrot $_"} qw(embedding regexen Configure)
#define private public
--Spotted in a C++ program just before a #include
