Re: [ID 19991229.003] perl 5.005_03 core dumps -- singal

[Ilya Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu>]

Tom Christiansen writes:
> 
> Larry> That's more needless complexity.  
> Larry> This should be hidden from the user.
> 
> Ilya> And if you do not like the interface, write a module which
> Ilya> deparses
> Ilya>       sub { ++$count; return }
> Ilya> to [ inc => \$count ].  Make assignment to $SIG autoload this module.
> Ilya> If deparse fails, enable the delayed semantic.
> 
> This still falls under the imprecation against `needless complexity'.

"This" is what?  Needless for what?

> Upon packing his bags in preparation for a journey, the savvy traveller
> discards fully fifty percent of his stowed possessions, for he realizes
> that needless clutter and gratuitous baggage but weigh him down and
> distract him from his goal.  It is only after many years of repeated
> mistakes that the truly seasoned traveller can a priori recognize
> unjustifiable bloat for its hidden promise of inevitable annoyance.

Hmm, is not it prose?  Did anybody find any technical contents in this?

Ilya

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