> > I would not call that "declaring a variable".

Please define "declaration" in an language agnostic way which makes my more "declarative" than our.

See also https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_(computer_programming)

package Foo;
$Foo::y = 42;

sub foo {
 my $x;
 our $y;
 ...
}
sub bar {
 my $x;
 our $y;
 ...
}
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Each of the two my $x declares a new variable. Both the our $y instruct the compiler to allow you to temporarily use a short name for the same global variable. They do NOT declare a variable!

Jenda
1984 was supposed to be a warning,
not a manual!

> > Please define "declaration"

> They do NOT declare a variable!

Not a definition.

You are effectively saying reiterating again and again that my and our have differences and are using my as your personal standard for declaration.

I'm tired of this.

Cheers Rolf
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