Re: RFC 331 (v2) Consolidate the $1 and C<\1> notations

On Mon, 2 Oct 2000, Bart Lateur wrote:

> On Mon, 2 Oct 2000 12:46:06 -0700 (PDT), Dave Storrs wrote:
> 
> >	Well, the main reason is that @/ worked best for my particular
> >brain.
> 
> But you cannot use it in an ordinary regex, can you? There's no way you
> can put $/[1] between slashes in s/.../.../. BAckslashing it doesn't
> work.

	True...which means that either perl does Deep Magic to allow it (a
solution I don't like) or (the solution I DO like) the programmer uses
different delimiters on pattern matchs that will contain the @/
variable...which is a good hint that something unusual is happening, which
is a good thing.

> >@&
> >wouldn't be quite the right match...after all, $& contains the _string_
> 
> No, but it's closer. $& is closer in meaning to $1 than is, for example,
> $/. *Much* closer.

	Hmmm...I see your point.  I've frozen the RFC as per
deadline...Nate, is it too late for me to make a minor semantic change and
rename a proposed variable?

				Dave