RE: A few multiple dispatch questions

2008-08-06 Thread Steve Brockbank
noncitizen is the more appropriate term you are looking for I think regards steve -Original Message- From: chromatic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 August 2008 04:03 To: Bob Rogers Cc: perl6-language@perl.org Subject: Re: A few multiple dispatch questions On Tuesday 05 August

Re: A few multiple dispatch questions

2008-08-06 Thread Jonathan Worthington
Larry Wall wrote: On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 06:17:30PM +0200, Jonathan Worthington wrote: Hi, I am currently reviewing bits of the spec surrounding multiple dispatch and, of course, have a question or two (I'll probably have some more later, as the dust settles in my head). 1) The spec

Re: A few multiple dispatch questions

2008-08-05 Thread TSa
HaloO, Jonathan Worthington wrote: Does the veto take place once the multiple dispatch has given us a candidate and we try to bind the parameters to the signature, or as part of the multiple dispatch? For example, supposing I declare: multi foo(Int $a;; Num $b) { ... } # 1 multi foo(Int $a;;

Re: A few multiple dispatch questions

2008-08-05 Thread Larry Wall
On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 06:17:30PM +0200, Jonathan Worthington wrote: Hi, I am currently reviewing bits of the spec surrounding multiple dispatch and, of course, have a question or two (I'll probably have some more later, as the dust settles in my head). 1) The spec says: -- A proto

Re: A few multiple dispatch questions

2008-08-05 Thread chromatic
On Tuesday 05 August 2008 12:01:29 Larry Wall wrote: I believe veto is giving the wrong idea here as something that happens after the fact.  What's the term for only allowing acceptable candidates to put their names on the ballot? disenfranchise -- c

Re: A few multiple dispatch questions

2008-08-05 Thread chromatic
On Tuesday 05 August 2008 15:25:47 Bob Rogers wrote: On Tuesday 05 August 2008 12:01:29 Larry Wall wrote: I believe veto is giving the wrong idea here as something that happens after the fact.  What's the term for only allowing acceptable candidates to put their names on the