2009/8/18 David Green <david.gr...@telus.net>: > On 2009-Aug-18, at 3:27 am, Timothy S. Nelson wrote: >> >> On Tue, 18 Aug 2009, David Green wrote: >>> > or however that would work in P6. It may have problems, but by definition > they're the same problems as chdir() has. What am I missing? > >
chdir is a familar function with predictable behaviour. $*CWD, as a variable that "magically" changes to something other than what it was set to, is unfamiliar and unpredictable. Now there's nothing wrong with introducing new, unfamiliar functionality, if it provides a discernible benefit, but that doesn't seem to be the case here. -- Carlin
