Martin D Kealey:
# On Wed, 2002-11-20 at 15:01, Brent Dax wrote:
# > We need that capability if we're going to have lexically-scoped
# > exports:
#
# Whilst it would be useful for pragmatic modules to access
# anything and everything in the current compilation scope, I
# submit that access to dynamic scope should (in general) be
# more closely controlled... and of course the former can be
# used to implement the latter:
#
# use visible '$topic';
#
# no visible '$_';
if($error) {
require Carp;
import Carp: 'croak';
croak($error);
}
Are you suggesting this?
if($error) {
use visible '&croak';
require Carp;
import Carp: 'croak';
croak($error);
}
That'll add up rather quickly, and further is dangerously easy to subtly
screw up.
--Brent Dax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
@roles=map {"Parrot $_"} qw(embedding regexen Configure)
"If you want to propagate an outrageously evil idea, your conclusion
must be brazenly clear, but your proof unintelligible."
--Ayn Rand, explaining how today's philosophies came to be
