From: "Michael G Schwern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Nathan Wiger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 2:27 PM
Subject: Re: Perl5 Compatibility, take 2 (Re: Perl, the new generation)
> On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 10:56:38AM -0700, Nathan Wiger wrote:
> > 2. Do we want to be able to switch between Perl 5 and
> > Perl 6 in a single file (by using "module" to dictate
> > P6 and "package" P5)?
> I'd say no. Although it would allow for incremental upgrades of
> legacy modules, the idea of mixing two versions of Perl in a single
> file makes the short hairs on the back of my neck stand up. It will
> be extremely confusing.
Yes, it will be, and /I/ wouldn't do it if I could avoid it.
OTOH, we're already talking about having support for multiple languages
(parsers) within one file, and having perl5 being another parser. Put them
together, and you get exactly this.
-=- James Mastros
