Larry Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 19, 2004 at 08:57:28AM +0100, Leopold Toetsch wrote:
>: I'd like to have, if possible a clear indication: that's a plain >: function or method call and this is not. I think the possible speedup is >: worth the effort. > I have no problem with "plain" being the default. I suppose you could > declare it explicitly if you like: > sub foo () is plain {...} > Then obviously the other kind would be: > sub bar () is peanut {...} There is of course no need to declare the default, which will be very likely beyond 99%. I won't discuss P6 syntax here, which could lead to sub bar() will reuse_P1 { ... } Piers' statement was related to solving the halting problem, which isn't really positive. I don't throw or catch pies, but CPS returns are currently the major performance loss Parrto has. > Larry leo