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Re: [ID 19991116.002] perl5.005_02: my_setenv() and Term::ReadLine::Gnu

From:
Ilya Zakharevich
Date:
November 19, 1999 10:05
Subject:
Re: [ID 19991116.002] perl5.005_02: my_setenv() and Term::ReadLine::Gnu
Message ID:
19991119130507.K20768@monk.mps.ohio-state.edu
On Fri, Nov 19, 1999 at 10:57:50AM -0700, Tom Christiansen wrote:
> >> Why yes.  I did.  Assuming unoverloaded and numeric operands, I expect
> >> that it will conform to C's well-defined notions on integer and real
> >> arithmetic as respectively applicable.
> 
> >What makes you expect this?
> 
> History.  Culture.  Precedent.  Sanity.  

I see.  Anything but not documentation.  ;-)  I would call it guesswork.

Now please explain what your guesswork will do with "as respectively
applicable".  Then do the same with |.  Then do the same with printf
'%d'.  Then with printf '%u'.

Got the trend?

Ilya

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