Re: [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer

On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 22:47:35 +0100, Dave Mitchell <davem@iabyn.com> wrote:
> I'm not sure how this can be construed as a bug. In the general
> case I'd expect 'a'..'zzzzzzz' to generate a large list, since P5 doesn't
> have P6's lazy lists. It just so happens that C<for (X..Y)> is
> special-cased, but I don't see why that should lead to a general
> expcatation of lazy-listness?

I have high expectations.

Call it a feature request if it makes you feel better.  I reported it
so its in the tracking system if someone wants to take a crack at it.

• [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by Michael G Schwern
• Re: [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by Dave Mitchell
• Re: [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by David Nicol
• Re: [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes
• Re: [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by Michael G Schwern
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• Re: [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by wolfsage
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• Re: [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by Leon Timmermans
• Re: [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by wolfsage
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• Re: [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by wolfsage
• Re: [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by Dr.Ruud