Audrey, I just committed the below to pdd03 because I think it'll work for
Pugs. What say?
6 MAYBE_FLAT
If this bit is set on a PMC value, and:
(a) the PMC is either an aggregate or a scalar containing a
reference to an aggregate, and
(b) the target register has the SLURPY bit set,
then pass the PMC value as a list of values, in these ways:
(a) if the value is an array, pass its elements in the normal
way (FLAT style);
(b) if the value is a hash, pass its elements as a list of
key/value pairs contained in HLL-specific 'pair' PMCs.
The meaning of this bit is undefined when applied to integer,
number, and string values. It may not be combined with the
NAMED bit.
Note the "HLL-specific" clause, which allows Pugs and other HLLs to differ
on what the ideal 'pair' PMC is.
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Chip Salzenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
