[perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer

On Sat Sep 29 19:08:16 2012, jkeenan wrote:
> On Fri Oct 15 09:32:02 2004, schwern wrote:
> > On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 22:47:35 +0100, Dave Mitchell <davem@iabyn.com>
wrote:
> > > I'm not sure how this can be construed as a bug. In the general
> > > case I'd expect 'a'..'zzzzzzz' to generate a large list, since P5
> doesn't
> > > have P6's lazy lists. It just so happens that C<for (X..Y)> is
> > > special-cased, but I don't see why that should lead to a general
> > > expcatation of lazy-listness?
> > 
> > I have high expectations.
> > 
> > Call it a feature request if it makes you feel better.  I reported it
> > so its in the tracking system if someone wants to take a crack at it.
> > 
> 
> Schwern,
> 
> Is this still on your wishlist?

It’s on *mine*.

-- 

Father Chrysostomos


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• [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by Michael G Schwern
• Re: [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by Dave Mitchell
• Re: [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by David Nicol
• Re: [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes
• Re: [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by Michael G Schwern
• [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by James E Keenan via RT
• [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by Father Chrysostomos via RT
• Re: [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by wolfsage
• [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by Father Chrysostomos via RT
• Re: [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by Leon Timmermans
• Re: [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by wolfsage
• [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by Father Chrysostomos via RT
• Re: [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by wolfsage
• Re: [perl #30123] foreach ("", "a".."zzzzzz") confuses range optimizer by Dr.Ruud