On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 07:30:08PM +0100, Moritz Lenz wrote: : For chmod() I could imagine an interface like this: : : $file.chmod(:8<540>); : $file.chmod( :set, :user => :r & :x, :group => :r) : # both same as 'chmod 540 $file' : : $file.chmod( :modifiy, :other => :!x) : # same as 'chmod o-x $file'
A pair on the left side of => could be construed as a design smell. And I wonder if the set/modify distinction can be better mapped onto assignops somehow... Larry
