Re: [Exim] [PATCH] Exim & perl variables import/export

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Author: Dmitry Sergienko
Date:  
To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] [PATCH] Exim & perl variables import/export
Hi!

Philip Hazel wrote:
>>This patch exports variables $acl_[cm][0-9] into perl before invoking perl
>>function and fetches them after perl function is finished.
>
>
> I'm afraid I do not like this patch, because it is so special-purpose
> (it handles only the $acl_ variables). If passing back variables from
> Perl to Exim is really a facility that many people want, then some
> general-purpose mechanism should be invented, such as a function that
> can be called from Perl to take a value and put it in a named variable.

I agree with you. I used only these variables because I need to solve my
problem as fast as possible, also this does not conflict with existing
documentation (the purpose of $acl_* variables).

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Best wishes,
Dmitry Sergienko (SDA104-RIPE)
Trifle Co., Ltd.