From: Father Chrysostomos <sprout@cpan.org>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 05:19:46 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Porting/todo.pod: Point out problem with readpipe(LIST)
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Porting/todo.pod: Point out problem with readpipe(LIST)
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diff --git a/Porting/todo.pod b/Porting/todo.pod
index e99623e..db459ec 100644
--- a/Porting/todo.pod
+++ b/Porting/todo.pod
@@ -766,7 +766,9 @@ allow taint to "leak" everywhere within an expression.
 
 system() accepts a LIST syntax (and a PROGRAM LIST syntax) to avoid
 running a shell. readpipe() (the function behind qx//) could be similarly
-extended.
+extended. Note that changing readpipe() itself may not be the solution, as
+it currently has unary precedence, and allowing a list would change the
+precedence.
 
 =head2 Audit the code for destruction ordering assumptions