Hi, > I'm not sure if “all formatting codes work the same” is still 100% > accurate (due to J and P), but “many differences” is definitely false. > I'm seeing the following differences: > > - J and P might or might not be different. > - e, E, g, and G don't exist in Perl (it would be d<, d>, f<, and f> > respectively; these format specifiers could be deprecated if this RFC > ships). > > Both w and W are already taken in Perl and would actually be a > difference.
I'm not sure to exactly understand what you mean. Do you propose to introduce < and > modifiers and deprecate some letters, if I get it right? — Alexandre Daubois
