From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 4813 invoked from network); 27 Jun 2001 17:16:12 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.51.30) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 27 Jun 2001 17:16:12 -0000 Received: (qmail 9434 invoked by alias); 27 Jun 2001 17:15:21 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 15144 Received: (qmail 9422 invoked from network); 27 Jun 2001 17:15:20 -0000 Message-ID: To: zsh-workers@sunsite.dk (Zsh hackers list) Subject: Re: named references In-reply-to: "Oliver Kiddle"'s message of "Wed, 27 Jun 2001 17:03:44 BST." <3B3A03E0.676FEDFC@u.genie.co.uk> Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 17:50:31 +0100 From: Peter Stephenson Oliver Kiddle wrote: > Does anyone else have an opinion on whether namerefs would be a useful > addition? I'd prefer this to be decided now rather than after I spend > more time on them. I'd certainly like to see this included, along with other stuff from ksh93 unless it's obviously stupid. The question is when to do it: we have been planning a neatening up of the parameter setting code, which hasn't got an interface so much as a backend which happens to include a few functions callable from outside. That would probably be a necessary prerequisite for any attempt at another ksh feature, the ability to tie getting and setting of parameters to shell functions. -- Peter Stephenson Software Engineer CSR Ltd., Unit 300, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 0XL, UK Tel: +44 (0)1223 392070 ********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. **********************************************************************