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Re: should "use byte" be "use bytes"?

From:
Jim Anderson
Date:
February 10, 2000 08:53
Subject:
Re: should "use byte" be "use bytes"?
Message ID:
14498.60694.356708.66696@gargle.gargle.HOWL
I dunno...what about roman numerals?

Tom Christiansen sagely stated:
> Mythical patch to perlfunc:
> 
>     unpack "S*"		any number of sextadecimettes 
>     unpack "L*"		any number of tricesisecundettes
> 		   or   any number of quatroctets
> 		   or   any number of deuxvingtsmoinsunoctets
>     unpack "Q*"		any number of sexagesimaquartets

-- 
Jim Anderson			jander@ml.com
				(212) 236-0681



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