On Sat, Mar 25, 2006 at 01:22:18PM +0200, Gabor Szabo wrote:
: On 3/25/06, Nicholas Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: > On Sat, Mar 25, 2006 at 12:58:30PM +0200, Gabor Szabo wrote:
: > > 4) "filename".chmod(MODE)  should also work and I guess
: > >     <file1 file2 file3>.chmod(MODE) should also work on those 3 files
: >
: > That seems to be implying a chmod method on all strings, and all lists.
: > Assuming chmod doesn't get special favours, how many methods would it need
: > to implement all the existing builtins like this?
: 
: Not that I understand the problem here but "filename".slurp seems to work.
: Did it get special favour?

I suspect that can work simply by failing-over from SMD to MMD.

On the original question, I see it more as a junctional issue.
Assuming we have only chmod($,$), this sould autothread:

    unless chmod MODE, all(@files) -> $oops {
        ???;
        profit();
    }

Larry

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