in reply to Re^11: Where is the @ISA array?
in thread Where is the @ISA array?

Some bug fixes don't pollute the namespace and confuse users as to what to use.

"Oh crap!"

"Wha happen?"

"I moved my parent class and now the error is not accurate."

"I know -- we'll fix that and upload a whole new module, that'll teach 'em to use Perl!"

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Re^13: Where is the @ISA array?
by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jan 22, 2009 at 16:06 UTC

    Right. The docs for base should mention parent. Please submit a patch.

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      I am starting to think you guys badgered the hell out of the author of base and are just trying to make a name for yourselves by force.

      So far, it seems like a non-problem. Oooo ... the error message is not quite accurate. Most error messages aren't. So, rather than using a module correctly, you create a non-problem and get your name in the core.

      Meanwhile, people who actually use this code suffer for your ego. Nice job guys.

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        Heh. The people listed as parent's authors are major Perl contributors. They could care less about their name appearing in parent's docs. Wasn't at least one of them a Pumpking?

        Even base's authors appear in parent's author list, so what you say can't possibly be true.

        And I'm not one of those names — I'm not even involved with Perl's development — so even if what you say was true, it not relevant to this discussion.

        The whole idea for the creation of parent is to allow you to keep using base. So do so if that's what you want. You sure love to whine about something you said is not a problem involving a module you say you'll never use.

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