Re: question on <const>

[Dibyendu Majumdar <mobile@...>]

On Sun, 24 May 2020 at 18:39, Xavier Wang <weasley.wx@gmail.com> wrote:
> We just need change BNF from:
> attrib ::= [‘<’ Name ‘>’]
>
> To:
> attire ::= ['in' Name]
>
> e.g.
> local pi in const = math.pi
> local fh in close = assert(io.open(fn))
> local const in const, handler in close = a, b
>
> maybe "of" is a better word for keyword (I'm not native English
> speaker ), but IMHO the keyword prefixed is better than the symbol
> "<>".
>

Hi,

I don't if people realize but the ship's already sailed with regards
to 5.4, it was due for final release last week I think (but maybe got
delayed due to bug reports?). There is zero chance of any changes at
this stage IMO.

Regards