Re^6: Shouldn't references be readonly?

> So is the following a correct summary of your position as to how you would like things to work?

after rereading it, yes this follows my mental model.

Analog to

1;         # a readonly temporary scalar
$a =  1 ;  # $a is a rw copy of the temp scalar
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Of course I could be wrong, but I'm still waiting for someone to understand my question...

Cheers Rolf
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