Re: RFC 105 (v1) Downgrade or remove "In string @ must be \@" error

[Jonathan Scott Duff]

On Tue, Aug 15, 2000 at 04:09:51PM -0400, Ted Ashton wrote:
> Better yet, DWIM.  If I write
> 
>   print "[EMAIL PROTECTED]";
> 
> and no array @southern exists, I probably mean I want it to print
> 
>   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> I'd say, if the variable exists, interpolate it.  If not, print it as 
> it stands.

Isn't that the way perl4 did it?  I don't know what agony lwall and
friends went through that made them change this behaviour though.  It
would be good for someone who does to speak up about it.

-Scott
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Jonathan Scott Duff
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