C:\Perl\perl>perl -c syntax_error2.pl "my" variable $x masks earlier declaration in same scope at syntax_error2.pl line 9. "my" variable $x masks earlier declaration in same scope at syntax_error2.pl line 10. syntax error at syntax_error2.pl line 7, near ") # missing closing paren {" syntax error at syntax_error2.pl line 11, near "}" syntax_error2.pl had compilation errors.