Re: Is this an error in compiler

["Jeffrey R.Carter" <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.acm.org.not>]

On 2022-09-11 10:10, Simon Wright wrote:
> 
> I have to say these conditional constructs strike me as regrettable
> Perl-isms, and reduce clarity:
> 
>     return foo when blah;
>     raise baz when quux;

I presume you never use

exit Name when Condition;

since it must reduce clarity as well.

I suggested these constructs for Ada 9X. They were rejected because you could 
get the same functionality with an if statement, and the ARG had more important 
things to spend their time on. I guess the ARG's workload must have decreased.

-- 
Jeff Carter
"Sheriff murdered, crops burned, stores looted,
people stampeded, and cattle raped."
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