On Thu, 2 Sep 2004, Larry Wall wrote:
> The argument to a shape specification is a semicolon list, just like
> the inside of a multidimensional subscript. Ranges are also allowed,
> so you can pretend you're programming in Fortran, or awk:
>
> my int @ints is shape(1..4;1..2); # two dimensions, @ints[1..4; 1..2]
What happens when the Pascal programmer declares
my int @ints is shape(-10..10);
Does it blow up? If not, does @ints[-1] mean the element with index -1
or the last element?
~ John Williams
