Precedence table update

2004-08-14 Thread Larry Wall
Here's the current precedence table as I see it, based mostly on what the, er, cabal came up with after the Perl conference. [Cabal members: note that I've demoted cmp and = from chaining relationals, and I've moved the pipe operators closer together. I've also generalized the two middle

Re: Precedence table update

2004-08-14 Thread Mark Lentczner
On Aug 14, 2004, at 12:17 AM, Larry Wall wrote: Here's the current precedence table as I see it, based mostly on what the, er, cabal came up with after the Perl conference. Okay, time to get out the quill and parchment and start work on revising the Periodic Table of the Operators -

Re: Precedence table update

2004-08-14 Thread Larry Wall
On Sat, Aug 14, 2004 at 08:42:51AM -0700, Mark Lentczner wrote: : : On Aug 14, 2004, at 12:17 AM, Larry Wall wrote: : Here's the current precedence table as I see it, based mostly : on what the, er, cabal came up with after the Perl conference. : : Okay, time to get out the quill and parchment

Synopsis 1 draft 1

2004-08-14 Thread Larry Wall
=head1 Title Synopsis 1: Overview =head1 Author Larry Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] =head1 Version Maintainer: Date: Last Modified: Number: 1 Version: 0 This document summarizes Apocalypse 1, which covers the initial design concept. (These Synopses also contain updates to

Synopsis 2 draft 1

2004-08-14 Thread Larry Wall
=head1 Title Synopsis 2: Bits and Pieces =head1 Author Larry Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] =head1 Version Maintainer: your name here Date: Last Modified: Number: 2 Version: 0 This document summarizes Apocalypse 2, which covers small-scale lexical items and typological issues.

Re: Synopsis 2 draft 1

2004-08-14 Thread Smylers
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ =head1 Built-In Data Types =item * Built-in object types start with an uppercase letter: Int, Num, Str, -Bit, Ref, Scalar, Array, Hash, Rule and Code]. Non-object (value) types +Bit, Ref, Scalar, Array, Hash, Rule and Code. Non-object (value) types are lowercase: int,

Re: Synopsis 2 draft 1

2004-08-14 Thread Smylers
Larry Wall writes: Synopsis 2: Bits and Pieces Nice. (Minor pod corrections sent as a diff under separate cover.) You may interpolate a package name into an identifier using C::($expr) where you'd ordinarily put the package name. The parens are required. XXX Actually, C::{$expr} might

Re: Synopsis 2 draft 1

2004-08-14 Thread Larry Wall
On Sat, Aug 14, 2004 at 09:56:34PM +, Smylers wrote: : A bare closure also interpolates in double-quotish context. It may : not be followed by any dereferencers, since you can always put them : inside the closure. ... The old disambiguation syntax ... is dead. : Use closure curlies

Re: Synopsis 2 draft 1

2004-08-14 Thread Larry Wall
On Sat, Aug 14, 2004 at 09:56:34PM +, Smylers wrote: : You may interpolate a package name into an identifier using : C::($expr) where you'd ordinarily put the package name. The parens : are required. : : XXX Actually, C::{$expr} might be made to work instead, given that : that's how