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From:
Dave Whipp
Date:
May 31, 2005 17:55
Subject:
Re: reduce metaoperator on an empty list
Message ID:
20050601005515.26836.qmail@lists.develooper.com
Damian Conway wrote:

>     0 args:  fail (i.e. thrown or unthrown exception depending on use 
> fatal)
...
> 
>     $sum  = ([+] @values err 0);
>     $prod = ([*] @values err 1);
>     $prob = ([*] @probs  err 0);

Just wanted to check, if I've said "use fatal": will that "err 0" DWIM, 
or will the fatalness win? Would I need to write
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