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Karl,
We've been discussing one possible solution to the modifier vs previously
allowed keywords problem on #p5p this morning:
* If the user declares "use 5.14"[1] for the current lexical scope, then the modifiers previously allowed without spaces would become syntax errors.
* If the user declares "use 5.14" for the current lexical scope, then
they get the new regex modifiers without any crazy required syntax.
* If the user doesn't declare "use 5.14", then they get the bad, old
behavior that we all agree is a flaw, but that people are invariably
depending on in old code.
Would that work for you?
-Jesse
[1] or some to-be-named use feature '...' pragma.
-Jesse
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