From: "trans.  (T. Onoma)" <transami@...>
Date: 2004-09-26T02:35:01+09:00
Subject: Re: Proc / def / yield semantics (long)

Kudos.

On Saturday 25 September 2004 12:58 am, Markus wrote:
> ABSTRACT
>
>      The semantics of Proc object calling was changed between 1.8.0 and
> 1.8.1 to resolve a disparity with the semantics of yield(); I feel this
> was a mistake & would like to see the change reversed.  Specifically:
>
>       * For 1.8.2 I would like to see the semantics revert to the way
>         they were in 1.8.0; this leaves the disparity between yield and
>         Proc#call, but does not break anything.
>
>       * For 2.0 I would like the semantics to be homogenized, either by:
>
>               * Changing yield (and assignment) to match the semantics
>                 of the rest of the language,
>         or
>               * Making the behavior controllable by the user (on a case
>                 by case basis) so that people who want the new behavior
>                 can get it.
>
> [snip]

T.