Re: [perl #24482] 5.8.2: sort CORE::keys() results in subroutine insort

* Father Chrysostomos via RT <perlbug-followup@perl.org> [2013-06-04T23:37:36]
> Actually, I think this *is* a bug, as CORE:: is supposed to disambiguate
> and indicate a built-in keyword.
> 
> sort CORE::lc($_) should therefore do the same thing as sort lc($_), and
> treat ‘CORE::lc’ as a keyword, rather than a sort sub name.
> 
> require happens to do the same thing as sort.  I consider this a bug,
> too (the second one-liner should behave the same as the first):
> [...]
> Fixing this is trivial.  Are there any objectors?

Until somebody comes up with a good specific objection, I agree with you.

-- 
rjbs

• [perl #24482] 5.8.2: sort CORE::keys() results in subroutine in sort by James Jurach
• Re: [perl #24482] 5.8.2: sort CORE::keys() results in subroutine in sort by Rafael Garcia-Suarez
• [perl #24482] 5.8.2: sort CORE::keys() results in subroutine in sort by Father Chrysostomos via RT
• [perl #24482] 5.8.2: sort CORE::keys() results in subroutine in sort by James E Keenan via RT
• [perl #24482] 5.8.2: sort CORE::keys() results in subroutine in sort by James E Keenan via RT
• [perl #24482] 5.8.2: sort CORE::keys() results in subroutine in sort by Father Chrysostomos via RT
• Re: [perl #24482] 5.8.2: sort CORE::keys() results in subroutine insort by Ricardo Signes
• [perl #24482] 5.8.2: sort CORE::keys() results in subroutine in sort by Father Chrysostomos via RT