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--- hv@crypt.org wrote:
> :> use assertions '(This && (is || my) || assertion) && filter'
> :
> :I have implemented it, well formed logical expressions composed of
> '&&', :'||', '(', ')', '1', '0' and keywords can be used.
>
> Thanks, applied as #18750. It all starts to feel a bit
> over-complicated, but lets see what people make of it.
yes, I agree, I don't think that extension could be too useful at
all, but on the other hand I don't want to limit people to use my
preferred pattern (the 'and' one) for structuring assertions, I
prefer to just recommend it by making it the default.
> I note that assertions::activate uses the supplied pattern(s) like
> C< qr/^$_$/ >, which will do the wrong thing on eg "foo|bar": a
> C< qr{^(?:$_)$} > would be better.
ok, done, but anyway, the more shell-friendly ',' can be used instead
of '|'
perl -Afoo,bar ...
> :Finally, I have also changed '-A' switch to insert '.*' when used
> alone.
>
> Er, no: it'll still need a patch to perl.c.
oops!, a patch is on the way with a new test for this feature.
Bye,
- Salva