--- On Mon, 14/7/08, Ivan Wills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is this Devel::Refcount really necessary, given how > easy it is to build > > using B::SV->REFCNT ? > > > > Plus, the more levels of code, the more difficult it > is to ensure the > > count is correct. > > I see your point although I would contend that a Devel::Refcount module > would be useful even if Test::Refcount didn't use it as knowing about > B::SV->REFCNT is not easy. The B:: namespace not a place I would think > that > may perl programers would go and try searching on CPAN for > reference counting and you will have a hard time finding out about > B::svref_2object call let alone the REFCNT parameter.
++ The B modules are incredibly powerful, poorly documented pieces of crap. They may be great, but without documentation on how to use that speedboat, it's so much scrap metal. Cheers, Ovid -- Buy the book - http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/perlhks/ Tech blog - http://use.perl.org/~Ovid/journal/ Twitter - http://twitter.com/OvidPerl Official Perl 6 Wiki - http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl6
