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This repository is for Requests For Comments - proposals to change the Perl language.
First interesting question: Should `qt()` strings be sub-lexed, or not..? I.e. what do people feel -should- be the behaviour of a construction like ```perl sub f { ... } say...
The original PPC doc suggested two sets of "fetch an element from a meta-package" methods, named "get_..." and "can_..." to reflect the difference between methods that throw exceptions and methods...
* Use constructor-method `meta::package->get` rather than purely functional `meta::get_package` * Added `meta::glob->get` * Actually specify the "meta::package" and "meta::glob" package names * All packages exist; `->get` will lazily create one....
The original design had functions such as ```perl my $metapkg = meta::get_package("some::name::here"); ``` A suggestion from the mailing list was that these could instead be written as constructor-style methods on...
Perl a P5P discussion, this PPC proposes a syntax for lexically requiring modules to avoid fragile transitive dependencies.
Please mention something about how to tell if the email arrived. I am only making a guess as to what to write.
The original text did not explicitly mention that regular `$foo` interpolation does not work here, but it seemed implied so I've added some words. I've also added a guess at...
A reminder on the PPC process: Accepting this PR means we like the document, but it **does not** automatically imply that we accept the idea embodied by it. Accepting the...