Re: Are STOP and INIT good names? (was Re: [PATCH pod/perlmod.pod 5.005_63] Special Blocks For Less Than Gurus)

[Tim Bunce <Tim.Bunce@ig.co.uk>]

On Sun, Jan 23, 2000 at 09:53:54PM -0800, Gurusamy Sarathy wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Jan 2000 00:43:50 EST, Michael G Schwern wrote:
> >Anyhow (I guess you had to watch the show) point is that it makes just
> >as much sense to name it 'STOP' as it does 'START'.  Is it where
> >compilation stops or is it where runtime starts?
> 
> STOP is when compilation stops.  INIT is when runtime starts.  Maybe
> INIT ought to be called START, but somehow that's more confusing than
> INIT to my ears.
> 
> >Of course, I can't think of better names.  I guess I'm just bitching.
> 
> I'd agree that STOP is not exactly as enlightening as
> RUN_WHEN_COMPILATION_STOPS().  If you get any better ideas, let me know.

	BEGIN
	DOZE / REST / NAP / READY / HALT / STAY / SUSPEND
	INIT
	END

I like DOZE best (and it's got four letters :-)

Tim.

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