On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 10:04:47AM -0500, John Siracusa wrote: : On 3/12/03 1:50 AM, Mark Biggar wrote: : > John Siracusa wrote: : >>> From A6: : >>> I worry that generalized wrappers will make it impossible to compile fast : >>> subroutine calls, if we always have to allow for run-time insertion of : >>> handlers. Of course, that's no slower than Perl 5, but we'd like to do : >>> better than Perl 5. Perhaps we can have the default be to have wrappable : >>> subs, and then turn that off with specific declarations for speed, such as : >>> "is inline". : >> : >> I think there's a lot of room between "allow this subroutine to be wrapped" : >> and "inline this subroutine." Whatever the "specific declaration for speed" : >> is that forbids runtime wrapping of a subroutine, it should not be spelled : >> "inline." : >> : >> (although "inline" may imply "dontwrapmeplease" or whatever :) : > : > I don't see how a sub being inline-able prevents being wrap-able. : : I did say "may"... :)
Just like I did say "such as". :-/ Larry
