Dan Sugalski wrote:
> I noticed that 5.6.0 RC doesn't build with the perl debugger enabled by
> default. (A silly error--things are checking for .eqs."Y" while the
> symbol's set with a lowercase y...)
>
> I'm gonna add in a question to CONFIGURE.COM for this and get it back.
> Should it default to on (the way we've always done it) or to off, which
> gets you a faster perl?
Sorry That is probably my fault. Lowercase defaults mimic the unix behavior
and lessen the misapprehension that non VMS sysadmins might have in
encountering the prompts. (I have in mind a unix person who when prompted with
"Are you sure [N]?" might think that they have to enter "Y" rather than "y"
or "yes" in order to answer in the positive. Hence I go for the
"Are you sure [n]?" prompt.)
BTW dealing with such user input and/or large scripts tends to be more
forgiving if you use the (perlian looking)
$ IF (variable)
in places where a positive non-null value seems in need of branching
rather than the much more restrictive:
$ if variable .eqs. "Yes"
Peter Prymmer
