id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc	lang	patch	platform
1931	[DEPRECATED] advanced NCI parameter types	plobsing		"Several NCI parameter types which have complex functionality are deprecated. These are either implementable as a layer on top of NCI from within parrot (see zavolaj for ideas), will be replaced by a more general mechanism, or break encapsulation.

Specifically, the following are deprecated, and replacement strategy suggested.
 * J     getinterp in sugar layer
 * @     :slurpy parameters in suage layer
 * t     manage null-padding in sugar layer
 * 0     insert null argument in sugar layer
 * V     an alternate, more general call-by-reference system will be provided
 * 2     an alternate, more general call-by-reference system will be provided
 * 3     an alternate, more general call-by-reference system will be provided
 * 4     an alternate, more general call-by-reference system will be provided
 * B     an alternate, more general call-by-reference system will be provided
 * b     no replacement; stop violating the string system's assumptions
 * T     no replacement; undocumented, broken feature
 * L     no replacement; undocumented, broken feature"	deprecation	closed	normal		none	2.11.0	medium	done