On Wed, Apr 06, 2005, Larry Wall wrote:
> I think it's time to break out
> the colon again and use something like:
>
> &infix:<+>:(Complex, Complex);
>
> or
>
> &foo:(Str,Int)
>
> for ordinary functions. If it gets really popular people might
> even start writing:
>
> sub foo :(Str,Int) {...}
Just so I can keep things straight in my head...
Would this last instance be the same as
sub foo (Str,Int) {...}
i.e., is the colon optional? Or does it become mandatory?
Or is it indicating something else that I'm not seeing?
FWIW, just to give an example of what the syntax can look like, in S06
the lines
&woof ::= &bark<Dog>.assuming :pitch<low>;
&pine ::= &bark<Tree>.assuming :pitch<yes>;
would become
&woof ::= &bark:(Dog).assuming :pitch<low>;
&pine ::= &bark:(Tree).assuming :pitch<yes>;
Pm
