hv@crypt.org wrote: > Rafael Garcia-Suarez <rgarciasuarez@free.fr> wrote: > :Dave Mitchell wrote: > :> If this is the case, we could steal the unused 0x10 bit of HINTS and > :> use that to do the signalling, by appropriately modifying pp_dbstate() and > :> Perl_magic_setdbline(). > :> > :> How does that sound as a plan? > : > :I approve. _Untested_ first shot : > > Sounds good to me. I think we should use 0x20 though, and let Arthur > take 0x10 if he's prepared to come up with a name and patch for it. I was under the impression that 0x20 was used by VMS, but apparently not. 0x40 and 0x80 are, though.