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Re: [PATCH] correct errors / omissions in documenting DOES

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From:
Steve Peters
Date:
May 19, 2008 08:52
Subject:
Re: [PATCH] correct errors / omissions in documenting DOES
Message ID:
fd7a59d30805190852q6f735a97n1b4586b2a53df58e@mail.gmail.com
On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 9:14 AM, Ricardo SIGNES
<perl.p5p@rjbs.manxome.org> wrote:
>
> L<perlobj> didn't document DOES, although it documents other UNIVERSAL methods.
> I think this is a mistake that should be corrected by replacing the perlobj
> documentation of these methods with a single paragraph and a link to
> L<UNIVERSAL>, but I took the cheap route for now.
>
> The documentation of DOES in UNIVERSAL is incorrect, as it seems to contradict
> itself and to imply that by default a class only does UNIVERSAL, when in fact a
> class does itself and all its superclasses.
>
> If no one objects loudly, I will probably follow up with a patch to cut down
> perlobj's documentation of the UNIVERSAL methods in not too long.
>

Thanks!  I applied this patch as change #33869.

Steve Peters
steve@fisharerojo.org

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