From: Hal Fulton <hal9000@...>
Date: 2006-09-25T05:26:57+09:00
Subject: Re: Array shift bug

Zed A. Shaw wrote:
> 
> A *year* ago?  A whole year?  You mean, I've been having this problem, people have denied it was a problem, they've insulted me, they've told me I'm full of it for a full on month, called me a liar, large production operations have been crashing over it, countless hours were wasted trying to fix it...
> 
> and someone posted a patch over a year ago to fix it that nobody bothered to apply?
> 
> Not only that but Eric improved the performance *and* had a test case that demonstrated the performance enhancement *and* Perl has these changes?
> 
> Please, someone tell me it slipped through the cracks or that Eric is wrong (doesn't look like it).
> 

I overlooked this whole thing. Do you mind summarizing what it's all
about?

FWIW, I've never denied the problem or called you a liar. I'm simply
unfamiliar with the problem.


Hal