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On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 12:52:08PM -0800, Father Chrysostomos wrote:
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> On Dec 12, 2010, at 12:36 PM, Abigail via RT wrote:
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> > On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 12:26:07PM -0800, Father Chrysostomos wrote:
> >> # New Ticket Created by Father Chrysostomos
> >> # Please include the string: [perl #80628]
> >> # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue.
> >> # <URL: http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=80628 >
> >>
> >>
> >> This patch adds a __SUB__ keyword that returns the current subroutine, or undef for the main program, a special block, or an eval.
> >>
> >> If there are no objections, I will add docs and push this shortly before 5.13.8.
> >
> >
> > Technically, it could break programs, as in theory someone could have a sub
> > named '__SUB__'. It's not something I worry about though.
>
> I thought such names were reserved.
If it is, it's neither enforced, or even protected by a warning:
$ perl -wE 'sub __SUB__ {sub {say "Foo"}} __SUB__ -> ()'
Foo
$
Abigail
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