Re: [perl #58236] [TODO][PDD19] make decision on open issue on .return directive in pdd19

2008-09-16 Thread Allison Randal
Klaas-Jan Stol wrote: Allison: I made the following changes in pirc/new: .arg - .set_arg .result - .get_result .return - .tailcall (in context of .return foo() , which thus is now: .tailcall foo() ) .return - .set_return (in long-style returning : .begin/end_return .yield - .set_yield ( in

Re: [perl #58236] [TODO][PDD19] make decision on open issue on .return directive in pdd19

2008-09-10 Thread Klaas-Jan Stol
On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 10:40 AM, Allison Randal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Klaas-Jan Stol wrote: On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Allison Randal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, it will be deprecated, or at least renamed. The C.return directive without parentheses is an old convention for

Re: [perl #58236] [TODO][PDD19] make decision on open issue on .return directive in pdd19

2008-08-30 Thread Klaas-Jan Stol
On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Allison Randal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Klaas-Jan Stol (via RT) wrote: The parentheses surrounding the arguments are mandatory. Besides making sequence break more conspicuous, this is necessary to distinguish this syntax from other uses of the C.return

Re: [perl #58236] [TODO][PDD19] make decision on open issue on .return directive in pdd19

2008-08-30 Thread Allison Randal
Klaas-Jan Stol (via RT) wrote: The parentheses surrounding the arguments are mandatory. Besides making sequence break more conspicuous, this is necessary to distinguish this syntax from other uses of the C.return directive that will be probably deprecated. The open issue of the 'probably

Re: [perl #58236] [TODO][PDD19] make decision on open issue on .return directive in pdd19

2008-08-30 Thread Allison Randal
Klaas-Jan Stol wrote: On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Allison Randal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, it will be deprecated, or at least renamed. The C.return directive without parentheses is an old convention for passing a single return result, and must always be sandwiched between

[perl #58236] [TODO][PDD19] make decision on open issue on .return directive in pdd19

2008-08-22 Thread via RT
# New Ticket Created by Klaas-Jan Stol # Please include the string: [perl #58236] # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. # URL: http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=58236 PDD19, line 791 reads: The parentheses surrounding the arguments are mandatory.