From: Randal L. Schwartz <merlyn@stonehenge.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:34:42 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 0/5] Patches to avoid reporting conversion changes.
Message-ID: <86eiidan59.fsf@red.stonehenge.com>
In-Reply-To: <87eiid6fjc.fsf@jondo.cante.net>

>>>>> "Jari" == Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net> writes:

>> Right, but without looking, is it $OS_ERROR or $OSERROR?

Jari> I don't see any difference, because that variable is always within the
Jari> close context of previous statements. The reader would consult the lines
Jari> above.

Yes, once it's already *in* the program.  But I bet you had to *look
them up* to add them.

And if you weren't familiar with Perl, you'd still have to *look them
up* to get the punctuation variables.

You're just trading one problem for another.

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