Re: RFC 238 (v1) length(@ary) deserves a warning

[Nathan Wiger]

Michael G Schwern wrote:
> 
> I'm surprised there hasn't be a good overhaul of the prototyping
> system proposeed yet.  Your length() propsal wouldn't be the only
> think that can't be prototyped.  print() is the simplest example.

I think print should probably become something like what Eryq suggested:

   CORE::print { $main::DEFOUT->print(@_) }

With the function-style:

   print($FILE @data);

being handled by a more general mechanism to coerce it into:

   print $FILE (@data);

like the one in RFC 174 (v2 due out today, hopefully).

-Nate