Changeset 20630 for docs/Perl6/Spec

Timestamp:

06/03/08 00:41:43 (6 months ago)

Author:

lwall

Message:

Note that multies aren't automatically global but are imported by Prelude now.

Files:

• docs/Perl6/Spec/Functions.pod (modified) (2 diffs)

docs/Perl6/Spec/Functions.pod

@@ -13 +13 @@
                 Mark Stosberg <mark@summersault.com>
  Date:          12 Mar 2005
- Last Modified: 31 Jan 2008
- Version:       20
+ Last Modified: 3 Jun 2008
+ Version:       21
 
 This document attempts to document the list of builtin functions in Perl 6.
@@ -61 +61 @@
 =head2 Multis vs. Functions
 
-In actual fact, most of the "functions" defined here are multi subs,
-or are multi methods that are also exported as multi subs.  Multi subs
-are all visible in the global namespace (unless declared with a "my
-multi").  The assumption is that with sufficiently specific typing on
-the multis, the user is free to extend a particular name to new types.
+In actual fact, most of the "functions" defined here are multi
+subs, or are multi methods that are also exported as multi subs.
+The Prelude is responsible for importing all the standard multi subs
+into the user's scope.
 
 =head1 Type Declarations