[perl #117793] Extend SvREFCNT* to work on any perl variable type

On Sun Jun 23 18:04:00 2013, tonyc wrote:
> So should we be removing (or deprecating) the SvREFCNT_*() modifiers
> from Devel::Peek, but keep SvREFCNT() itself?
> 
> Or nuke them all, since they're available (if deliberately undocumented)
> in Internals?

Here's an alternative patch that:

- removes the modifier functions

- modifies the SvREFCNT() XS function to accept any type of object

- adds a very basic test

Note that the original patch leaked the SV SvREFCNT() returned.

For debate, I'll apply it in a few days unless there's some
overwhelmingly negative response.

Tony




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• [perl #117793] Extend SvREFCNT* to work on any perl variable type by Tony Cook via RT
• [perl #117793] Extend SvREFCNT* to work on any perl variable type by Tony Cook via RT
• [perl #117793] Extend SvREFCNT* to work on any perl variable type by Tony Cook via RT
• [perl #117793] Extend SvREFCNT* to work on any perl variable type by Tony Cook via RT