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On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 5:48 PM, Mark Overmeer <mark@overmeer.net> wrote: > The unsplit POSIX.pm file is 1024 lines (21kb). It does not use function > signatures, but checks parameter list length manually... > There's no way to simply check parameter list length using "function signatures", if by that you mean prototypes, Attached is my compact rework of the POSIX module (434 lines, 15kb), as > example how small the module actually is. No regression tests run yet. > All fancy tricks removed. But it may trigger some debate first ;-) > What about the fancy tricks you added? Prototypes change parsing rules, so by definition, it is a backwards incompatible change. For example, your changes causes perl -e"use POSIX qw( ); @args=2; POSIX::exit(@args);" to exit with code 1 instead of 2.Thread Previous | Thread Next