Re: Perl 6 modules plan

2001-08-25 Thread Kirrily Robert
In perl.perl6.stdlib, you wrote: Er, okay, well scratch that example then :) But my point still stands: I think Perl 6 should have some sort of guidelines in this area, even if they're only a codification of what the majority of Perl authors do. Yes. See also perldoc perlstyle and the

Re: Perl 6 modules plan

2001-08-25 Thread Paul Johnson
On Sat, Aug 25, 2001 at 09:40:05AM -0400, John Siracusa wrote: On 8/25/01 5:12 AM, Johan Vromans wrote: John Siracusa [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If you ask any Java programmer which is correct, myJavaMethod() or My_Java_Method(), I think you'll get a straight answer. From experience I

RE: Perl 6 modules plan

2001-08-14 Thread Garrett Goebel
From: Graham Barr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Mon, Aug 13, 2001 at 04:38:43PM -0700, Nathan Wiger wrote: And allow flexible calling styles. For example, you might say: # import args() for argument validation use Module::Interface qw/args/; sub my_func (@) { my

RE: Perl 6 modules plan

2001-08-14 Thread Garrett Goebel
From: Michael G Schwern [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Tue, Aug 14, 2001 at 09:55:37AM -0500, Garrett Goebel wrote: There should be ONE calling style for each sub/method. Allowing this _will_ cause different people to use different calling styles and also possible confusion. It

Re: Perl 6 modules plan

2001-08-13 Thread Tim Bunce
On Sat, Aug 11, 2001 at 02:31:47PM -0400, Kirrily Robert wrote: Ask wrote: On Thu, 9 Aug 2001, Kirrily Robert wrote: [...] =head2 The role of CPAN Will CPAN's role remain unchanged? Will there be a separate space for Perl 6 modules (6PAN)? If we do want to make changes to CPAN

Re: Perl 6 modules plan

2001-08-13 Thread Kirrily Robert
In perl.perl6.stdlib, you wrote: While we're at it, I think that ExtUtils:: really needs renaming. Nobody talks about Perl extensions, they talk about modules. Or possibly just about Perl. I actually think the stuff in ExtUtils would be better off in Devel:: with the other developer