Re: [PATCH] Alter the package qr// gets blessed into via a pragma

> I really don't like the addition of new globals

Yeah, I don't like it either:)

> wouldn't that really screw over code that does something like this:
>
>         my $qr = $qr;
>
>         if (ref($qr) eq 'Regexp'))      # you probably shouldnt do this anyway?
>           {
>           }

If you were to import a lexical pragma that changes the defalt package
for qr// constructs into a scope that expects them to be in the Regexp
package then yes, it would screw with that code.

> I think this should still work, but I am not sure:
>
>         if ($qr->isa('Regexp'))
>           {
>           }
>

Yes, ->isa works since the qr// object is blessed with sv_bless()

• [PATCH] Alter the package qr// gets blessed into via a pragma by Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
• Re: [PATCH] Alter the package qr// gets blessed into via a pragma by Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
• Re: [PATCH] Alter the package qr// gets blessed into via a pragma by Tels
• Re: [PATCH] Alter the package qr// gets blessed into via a pragma by Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
• Re: [PATCH] Alter the package qr// gets blessed into via a pragma by Tels