Re: Mason 1.33 barring any objections?

On May 22, 2006, at 10:21, David Wheeler wrote:

> Probably not. Note that MJD changed things in HOP so that they  
> don't use _() as a custom function anymore. Here are his notes on  
> the why and wherefore of the change:
>
>   http://hop.perl.plover.com/errata/byid.cgi/131
>   http://hop.perl.plover.com/~alias/list.cgi?2:mss:264

Dominus also sent me a note in reply to your comment, Dave:

> If you want a "super-global" thingy, all
> you have to do is use a name that starts with "::".
>
> package A;
>
> sub ::foo { ... }
>
> package B;
>
> if (::foo(...)) { ... }  # Calls ::foo regardless of where it was  
> defined
>
> package C;
>
> if (::foo(...)) { ... }  # Calls the same ::foo as the previous
>
> package D;
>
> sub ::foo { ... }  # Compile-time subroutine redefinition warning

> Alternatively, for variables, you can use the special ${^...}
> notation:
>
>         package A;
>
>         ${^Foo} = 1;
>
>         package B;
>
>         print ${^Foo};  # Prints 1
>
>         package C;
>
>         ${^Foo} = 2;
>
>         package D;
>
>         print ${^Foo};  # Prints 2


Cheers,

David


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