Hi Mohammad,
Thanks for taking the time to send this feedback.
Show quoted text> @bar = ["b", "a", "r"]
>
> Shouldn't it be like below instead?
>
> @bar = ("b", "a", "r")
Possibly. But the actual data structure that's reported is controlled
by Data::Dump, and that module produces the former, not the latter.
The thing to remember is that what is being reported isn't supposed to be
correct
executable Perl. Nor is it designed to be a serialization tool.
It's simply supposed to be a clear indication of the name and structure of
the data.
And I would argue that ["b", "a", "r"] more accurately reflexts the fact
that @bar is
an array (rather than just a list).
Though, I concede, by that argument, it might be even more accurate
if it were reported as:
@bar = @{[ "b", "a", "r" ]}
Of course, that's getting needlessly line-noisy. Hmmmm. I'll continue to
ponder this issue you've raised, though I don't promise to change anything.
;-)
Show quoted text> What a shame I can't install it on my ubuntu 16.04 box running perl
v5.18.2.
Why not? It runs fine under v5.18.4 on my Macbook Pro.
Is there some particular reason you can't install it under Linux?
Show quoted text> It would be great if code was available on GitHub,
> then user, like me, can send you PR easily.
I deeply appreciate the sentiment, but I don't actually use GitHub
(except as a publication medium for my .vimrc). You are always
welcome to send me a diff or patch against the current CPAN distro,
of course. :-)
All the best,
Damian
