Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> writes:
> David Fetter wrote:
>> This section is probably better done with Tie::File.
> You keep pushing that barrow. I ripped Tie::File OUT of the buildfarm -
> it is not universally available. Besides, as the perl world says, TIMTOWTDI.
Also, there's some value in having the code be readable by perl tyros
(like me). I know what open() does, but I'd be clueless about whatever
it is you're proposing he write instead.
regards, tom lane