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Re: [p5p] proposed perlpod.pod patch

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From:
Ilya Zakharevich
Date:
February 4, 2000 13:58
Subject:
Re: [p5p] proposed perlpod.pod patch
Message ID:
200002042158.QAA24071@monk.mps.ohio-state.edu
Brad Appleton writes:
> Wolfgang Laun noted that even C<< ... >> will potentially break some
> existing pods. He was think of a sequence he's seen some use to indicate
> a return value of less-than-zero: C<< 0>. This is currently valid POD.
> Adding C<< ... >> would mean it has to be rewritten as C<< < 0 >> (or
> use the ugly E<lt>). Otherwise it will probably look like an unterminated
> sequence. (we could always go back to Larry's earlier proposal of 
> C<: ... :> if folks want).

How can C<::> be better than C<<>>?

Ilya

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