in reply to Re^5: Is the documentation for Perl 5.20 'pack' correct?
in thread Is the documentation for Perl 5.20 'pack' correct?

"12345678": A string consisting of 8 characters

Thankyou. You just made my point for me.

In other words:

  1. You ignored that I said: "is either misleading or ...";

    and decided to 'challenge' what I said with an out-of-context quote a no-context misinterpretation of what I said.

  2. The documentation is assumptive and ambiguous. The phrasing is such that it is open to misinterpretation.

    It ought to read something to the effect of:

    • On 32-bit, little-endian platforms, $Config{byteorder} returns the string '1234';
    • On 64-bit, little-endian platforms, $Config{byteorder} returns the string '12345678';
    • On 32-bit, big-endian platforms, $Config{byteorder} returns the string '4321';
    • On 64-bit, big-endian platforms, $Config{byteorder} returns the string '87654321';
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Re^7: Is the documentation for Perl 5.20 'pack' correct?
by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jul 07, 2015 at 00:42 UTC

    Nowhere in the context of the quote, is the 12345678 defined to be a string.

    I know. Three times I told you to read the docs instead of relying on that partial quote.

    Nowhere in that context is "byteorders" defined to mean: the value of $Config{byteorder} will vary according to ...

    You mean except in the passage we're discussing? The byteorder on the platform where Perl was built is also available via Config: use Config; print "$Config{byteorder}\n"; [...] Byteorders "1234" and "12345678" are little-endian; "4321" and "87654321" are big-endian.

    What an idiot. For the fourth time, go read the damn docs before mouthing off about how they're wrong.

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      What an idiot. For the fourth time, go read the damn docs before mouthing off about how they're wrong.

      And still you are too arrogant to stop and think.

      I read the documentation before my first post in this thread.

      It is your entirely consistent, puppy-like, slavish devotion that "the documentation must be right", that won't allow you to see that your interpretation very frequently differs markedly from that the average user's interpretation.

      You are far from the 'average user'; and so am I. The difference between us is that I can step back from my expertise and apply a little common sense, to see beyond the insider's interpretation; and look for alternate interpretations that can arise from the phraseology. A feat seemingly beyond you.

      You are without a doubt, the dumbest, smart person I have ever encountered.

      With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
      Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
      "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
      In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
      I'm with torvalds on this Agile (and TDD) debunked I told'em LLVM was the way to go. But did they listen!
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        'I read the documentation before my first post in this thread.'

        But you did not go back and validate that you read it correctly, did you? No sir! Not BullyUk! "I'm so smart I only have to read things once!"

        'You are without a doubt, the dumbest, smart person I have ever encountered.'

        Many of us feel that way about you ... after all, if you can't do ... teach.

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