Re: Change "($one, $two)=" behavior for optimization? (was Re: RFC 175 (v1) Add C keyword to force list context (like C))

[Peter Scott]

At 11:48 AM 9/3/00 +1100, Damian Conway wrote:
>    > Ever consider then having
>    >
>    >     ($a, $b, $c) = <FH>;
>    > or
>    >     @a[4,1,5] = <FH>;
>    >
>    > only read three lines?
>
>I think this is a superb idea, and look forward to someone's RFC'ing it.

I like it too.  Anyone working on the RFC?

I wonder how the p526 translator will handle this.  Suppose someone 
deliberately did

   ($line) = <FH>;  # Save next line, discard rest

Maybe something like

   { ($line, my @plugh) = <FH>; }


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Peter Scott
Pacific Systems Design Technologies