# New Ticket Created by Chip Salzenberg # Please include the string: [perl #36283] # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. # <URL: https://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=36283 >
It makes sense to allow e.g. C<$P0 = add $P1, $P2> as alternative syntax for C<add $P0, $P1, $P2>. However, when the first parameter is "inout" rather than "out", assignment syntax is *not* appropriate. For example, C<substr $P0, 1, 2, "x"> actually modifies $P0 rather than just assigning to it, so C<$P0 = substr 1, 2, "x"> is just wrong, and should be a compile-time error. -- Chip Salzenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
