On Sunday 16 March 2008 12:16:06 Matt Diephouse via RT wrote: > Sure. I investigated the issue a while back, and the whole thing is > basically stalled. The code surrounding the issue (the packfile code) is a > bit of a mess, which made finding a real fix difficult. I started to work > on refactoring that code in order to find a fix here, but it's large, > hairy, and difficult to work with. This bug should either remain open or be > changed to stalled. > > To recap, I think this bug will require a substantial refactoring and > cleanup of the packfile code. For now, I believe it's a non-trivial bug > (except, perhaps, for someone with a more thorough understanding of the > packfile code).
Agreed. > My involvement with Parrot has been minimal as of late, but I'm willing to > retain ownership of the ticket and fix the issue if packfile code gets > cleaned up. I believe Jonathan was looking into this. In particular, adding arity to Subs was the first step. -- c
