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Postings from June 2022
I've just started the implementation of `use feature 'class'`. I thought I'd let people know this, and also draw attention to some tidying-up PRs I've created in the process. The main body of work is sitting on my tree at https://github.com/leonerd/perl5/tree/feature-class (though I often rebase + force-push it so I don't really suggest anyone else keeps a long-lived checkout from it) Of particular note is the set of unit tests for the class system that I've added in the `t/class/` directory. Those being plain Perl should be readable to anyone, and give an overview of where we're aiming, as well as what state we're currently in. There's not a lot there yet but I hope to expand on it in the coming weeks. I've also enabled the "Discussions" feature of my github fork, which I'm using to store "notes to self" about internals design. These are publicly visible and hopefully I might actually get some discussion with some other core developers on some of the more tricky ones. https://github.com/leonerd/perl5/discussions I'll likely post some follow-up messages on particular questions or thorny issues as time goes on. Finally, a quick note that I have a couple of PRs, not directly related to the new "class" feature, but general tidying up of bits of code near where I'm changing stuff. It'd be useful to get some reviews on these so I can merge them and continue: Rename token types for keywords to add KW_... prefix https://github.com/Perl/perl5/pull/19905 Create and use a HvHasAUX predicate macro https://github.com/Perl/perl5/pull/19908 Thanks all, -- Paul "LeoNerd" Evans leonerd@leonerd.org.uk | https://metacpan.org/author/PEVANS http://www.leonerd.org.uk/ | https://www.tindie.com/stores/leonerd/Thread Next