$ perl -e'use v5.35; abc def;' Bareword found where operator expected (Do you need to predeclare "abc"?) at -e line 1, near "abc def" syntax error at -e line 1, near "abc def" Execution of -e aborted due to compilation errors. $ perl -e'use feature qw( :5.35 ); abc def;' Can't locate object method "abc" via package "def" (perhaps you forgot to load "def"?) at -e line 1. $ perl -e'no feature qw( :all ); use feature qw( :5.35 ); abc def;' Bareword found where operator expected (Do you need to predeclare "abc"?) at -e line 1, near "abc def" syntax error at -e line 1, near "abc def" Execution of -e aborted due to compilation errors.