Re: multi-line comments, C macros, Pod abuse

2006-08-20 Thread Joshua Hoblitt
On Sat, Aug 19, 2006 at 02:26:28AM +, Luke Palmer wrote: On 8/19/06, Aaron Crane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You don't actually need a macro in that case: if 0 { q ... } Which, of course, eliminates the original desire to have a code-commenting construct where you just

Re: multi-line comments, C macros, Pod abuse

2006-08-20 Thread Mark J. Reed
On 8/20/06, Joshua Hoblitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is exactly the type of construct that I had in mind. A couple of questions. Is code inside of a #{}: - parsed and required to be syntacticly correct? No. It's a comment. # followed by one or more open bracket characters creates a

Re: multi-line comments, C macros, Pod abuse

2006-08-20 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 10:50:31AM -1000, Joshua Hoblitt wrote: #{ if $baz { $foo.bar } } To uncomment, remove the # before the {. This is exactly the type of construct that I had in mind. A couple of questions. Is code inside of a #{}: - parsed and required

Re: multi-line comments, C macros, Pod abuse

2006-08-20 Thread Larry Wall
On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 10:50:31AM -1000, Joshua Hoblitt wrote: : On Sat, Aug 19, 2006 at 02:26:28AM +, Luke Palmer wrote: : On 8/19/06, Aaron Crane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: : You don't actually need a macro in that case: : : if 0 { q : ... : } : : Which, of course,

Re: multi-line comments, C macros, Pod abuse

2006-08-20 Thread Luke Palmer
On 8/20/06, Andrew Suffield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 10:50:31AM -1000, Joshua Hoblitt wrote: #{ if $baz { $foo.bar } } To uncomment, remove the # before the {. This is exactly the type of construct that I had in mind. A couple of questions.

Re: multi-line comments, C macros, Pod abuse

2006-08-20 Thread Luke Palmer
On 8/20/06, Luke Palmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I think you are being too picky. [snip snarky sarcastic rant] Hmm, perhaps I'm feeling edgy. Or maybe some of the comments reminded me of those rediculously long, whiny threads. Anyway, that was un-called-for. Luke

Re: multi-line comments, C macros, Pod abuse

2006-08-20 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 03:55:56PM -0600, Luke Palmer wrote: The important question here is this one: - when 'uncommented', is it a no-op? Which isn't true for #{}/{}, because {} introduces new lexical scope. Why would you care about introducing a new lexical scope? You would care