Re: Method call optimization.

[Chaim Frenkel]

It also fails, with @ISA mutation. 

That's why _all_ subroutines would need a unique hash value.

To paraphrase, All problems can be solved with a suitable amount of
indirection.

<chaim>

>>>>> "DN" == Damien Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

DN> In this fashion, the object vtable never needs to contain more entries
DN> than there are subs in the object package (and all ancestors of this
DN> package).  It doesn't matter that the sleep() method has different
DN> slots in the Corgi and Mutt packages, since these packages do not
DN> inherit this method from a common package.

DN> This all falls apart under multiple inheritance, unfortunately.  Pity
DN> I didn't notice that when I started writing this.


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