Re: [PATCH RFC 0/5] Patches to avoid reporting conversion changes.

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"Jari" == Jari Aalto [off-list ref] writes:

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Right, but without looking, is it $OS_ERROR or $OSERROR?

Jari> I don't see any difference, because that variable is always within the
Jari> close context of previous statements. The reader would consult the lines
Jari> above.

Yes, once it's already *in* the program.  But I bet you had to *look
them up* to add them.

And if you weren't familiar with Perl, you'd still have to *look them
up* to get the punctuation variables.

You're just trading one problem for another.

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