On Thu, Apr 05, 2001 at 01:21:47PM -0700, Glenn Linderman wrote:
> > I'm unsure about the "module main" idea. I like that modules as a whole
> > are strict/-w by default. But the "module main" tag causes the same
> > problem Larry is opposed to with BASIC/PLUS "EXTEND". That is, every
> > Perl 6 program begins with "module main". Maybe there's a better way to
> > implement this? ("use 6.0" has much the same problem)
>
> Some Perl 6 programs might start with "module eludom", or other choices.
> There need be no monopoly on "main".
I think he's saying that its annoying to have to write any sort of tag
that says "Hey, I'm starting a new Perl 6 program here!" at the top of
every single program, much in the same way its tiresome to write "int
main(...)" in every C program. Then again, we already have to do the
#! thing.
> Then it might be easier to write modules that are testable without a test
> driver. If you run the module directly, some distinguished block of code
> could be executed that wouldn't be if the module were "included" via
> "require" or "use" (or similar replacement constructs).
See also SelfTest.pm
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