Detlef,
There is no likelihood of this being added to Perl 5. (However, see below.)
Work on Perl 6, the new version of Perl, is underway now. A request-for-comments (that is, soliciting opinions for new features/commands/etc.) for Perl 6 went out approximately 5 years ago. See: http://dev.perl.org/perl6/rfc/meta/
There will be a new intrinsic function in Perl 6 that does what you propose -- it will be called "say".
As part of the Perl 6 design process, portions of the Perl 6 language specification are being back-implemented for Perl 5. There is a Perl Modules that implements "say" for Perl 5: http://search.cpan.org/dist/Perl6-Say/Say.pm
Install this, use it, and you will get the functionality that you desire.
Mind you, none of this has much to do with the YAPC::NA conference announcement or YAPC::NA conference. You can learn more about the conference and what it is all about at: http://yapc.org/America/
Cheers,
Richard
Conference Chairman, Yet Another Perl Conference, North America, 2005 in Toronto, Canada
Detlef Lindenthal wrote:
Is there a proposal board?
Perl should be enriched with one very simple and needed feature; a predefined function called printl:
sub printl { print @_, "\n" }
Because it is needed by everyone.
Thanks in advance for helping to install it!
Detlef Lindenthal
Gerard Lim wrote:
Yet Another YAPC::NA 2005 Conference Reminder ---------------------------------------------
YAPC::NA 2005 is Yet Another Perl Conference, North America, this year to be held in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Mon - Wed 27 - 29 June 2005.
Important Dates/Deadlines ------------------------- April 18 -- deadline for paper submissions May 12 -- last day of guaranteed accommodations
YAPC::NA is a grassroots, all-volunteer conference. The speaker quality is high, the participants lively, and there are many extra social activities scheduled. We expect a bit over 400 people this year, and registration is proceeding faster this year than in the past.
The registration cost is USD$85. Information on registration:
http://yapc.org/America/register-2005.shtml http://yapc.org/America/registration-announcement-2005.txt
Direct link to registration:
http://donate.perlfoundation.org/index.pl?node=registrant%20info&conference_id=423 <http://donate.perlfoundation.org/index.pl?node=registrant%20info&conference_id=423>
Want to be a speaker? Deadline for proposal submission is April 18, just over 1 week from now. Go to: http://yapc.org/America/cfp-2005.shtml
Need accommodations in Toronto? Go to:
http://yapc.org/America/accommodations-2005.shtml
If you book before May 13 you will be guaranteed a hotel space. After that getting accommodations will become progressively more difficult. Prices we have arranged are in two different price ranges: approximately US$50 for a dorm room, US$72 for a decent hotel room. All accommodations are very nearby the conference venue.
This message comes from the YAPC::NA 2005 organizers in Toronto.pm, http://to.pm.org/, on behalf of The Perl Foundation, http://www.perlfoundation.org/ We look forward to seeing you in Toronto!
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