RE: [FWP] Constants as array refs

["Jeff Boes" <jboes@qtm.net>]

> if you run this with -w, you get a hint:
>
>    Ambiguous use of @{CARRAY} resolved to @CARRAY at constant line 3.

Yeah, I got that "hint", but apparently it needed to be larger and more
2x4-shaped...

>
> so:
>
>    foreach (@{ CARRAY() })
>
> works, but i bet someone can come up with a better solution.

The only other nominee is

    foreach (@{ +CARRAY })

Dunno which I like better... I've always been attracted to the idea of 'use
constant', but the syntactical sugar is certainly lacking (IMO).

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