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<hv@crypt.org> writes: >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. /* #define HINT_notused10 0x00000010 */ /* Note: 20,40,80 used for NATIVE_HINTS */ /* currently defined by vms/vmsish.h */ So breaking VMS is okay? > >Hugo -- Nick Ing-Simmons http://www.ni-s.u-net.com/Thread Previous | Thread Next