Dan Sugalski wrote:
>
> Perl functions that are called from outside will have to have some sort of
> interpreter attached to 'em. I can see either a default interpreter, or the
> one they were compiled into being valid as a choice.
>
> If there's no hit, I'd love to have all perl functions callable from
> outside. I'm not sure that'll be the case, though I'm all for it...
As you say, it's a matter of providing context. For some categories
of functions, the only context necessary will be an interpreter handle.
For other, presumably lower-level, functions, other gobs of context
will be needed. If it will be possible to encapsulate that other
context stuff into a ball, then presumably a handle to that ball
can be handed to the calling program, for use in future calls.
But that may be a big "if"...
--
John Porter
