Re: RFC 168 (v1) Built-in functions should be functions

[Johan Vromans]

John Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Damian Conway wrote:
> Well, as I mentioned in another recent parallel thread, if C<for> is to
> be properly functionalized, 

I deliberately stated "built-in functions", not "keywords". 
Please consult Tom's list and my addendum:

Tom Christiansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Keywords that *cannot* be overridden are chop, defined, delete, do,
> dump, each , else, elsif, eval, exists, for, foreach, format, glob,
> goto, grep, if, keys, last, local, m, map, my, next, no, package,
> pop, pos, print, printf, prototype, push, q, qq, qw, qx, redo,
> return, s, scalar, shift, sort, splice, split, study, sub, tie,
> tied, tr, undef, unless, unshift, untie, until, use, while, and y.

Johan Vromans added:

> Hmm. Quite a few of these should no longer be special:
> 
>  chop, defined, delete, dump, each, exists, glob, grep, keys, map,
>  pop, pos, print, printf, prototype, push, scalar, shift, sort,
>  splice, split, study, tie, tied, undef?, unshift, untie.

-- Johan