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On Sun, Aug 26, 2001 at 10:47:42PM -0400, Michael G Schwern wrote:
> > I suppose that Carp::shortmess and Carp::longmess is ok, but I
> > thought that perhaps 'chirp' and 'confide' might fit in with the 'c'
> > word motif :-) chirp/carp/croak confide/cluck/confess better.
>
> There was already an argument over the names a while back. A bunch
> were suggested, and even a patch put forth. Noone could agree. So it
> looks like we're stuck with longmess() and shortmess() unless someone
> wants to make an executive decision.
I think the issue is that we want a 'noun' for these rather than a
'verb', as you're getting back stuff, rather than asking it to do stuff.
Tony
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