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RE: [PATCH op.c] \? prototype

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From:
Richard Soderberg
Date:
July 31, 2001 23:40
Subject:
RE: [PATCH op.c] \? prototype
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NAEKLNAAHLMBPMPNBMLEAEODDJAA.rs@oregonnet.com
> From: Jeff 'japhy/Marillion' Pinyan [mailto:jeffp@crusoe.net]
> Subject: [PATCH op.c] \? prototype
> On Jul 29, Arthur Bergman said:

> >A \($|@|%) prototype or something like that taking a
> reference to anything
> >would be a very very very welcome addition.

> How about a \? prototype, which automatically takes a
> reference?  Then the
> user can decide, inside the function, what to accept?  Patch
> below sig.

+1 to this idea - I like the idea of being able to force any generic
argument into the subroutine as a reference.  That feels right, somehow.

R.
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