Re^2: use 5.005 with perl v5.16.3

use JSON; is a statement, not a program. What happens if you provide a program to run?

Win8 Strawberry 5.8.9.5 (32)  Thu 08/05/2021 14:31:49
C:\@Work\Perl\monks
>perl -MJSON -e print(1)
1

Win8 Strawberry 5.8.9.5 (32)  Thu 08/05/2021 14:33:13
C:\@Work\Perl\monks
>perl -e "use JSON; print(1)"
1

Win8 Strawberry 5.8.9.5 (32)  Thu 08/05/2021 14:33:41
C:\@Work\Perl\monks
>perl -e "use strict; use warnings; use JSON; print(1)"
1
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Re^3: use 5.005 with perl v5.16.3 by Anonymous Monk on Aug 05, 2021 at 19:28 UTC
I suppose it's a matter of semantics ("what constitutes a program?") but I disagree with you. A program consisting of just `use JSON;` executes a whole bunch of code, any of which could fail for various reasons. That's why the other AM asked.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: use 5.005 with perl v5.16.3 by AnomalousMonk (Archbishop) on Aug 05, 2021 at 19:58 UTC
... "what constitutes a program?" .... A program consisting of just `use JSON;` ... It was to answer your question that I gave examples of very simple programs incorporating the `use JSON;` statement (or possibly other, similar statements) that could actually be run as programs and that might provide useful insight into the root problem. Give a man a fish: `<%-{-{-{-<`	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^5: use 5.005 with perl v5.16.3 by Anonymous Monk on Aug 06, 2021 at 02:13 UTC
All of your examples include code other than `use JSON;` A program can consist of only `use JSON;` — and that could still be a useful test (at least in the opinion of the author of that node, apparently, and I concur).	[reply] [d/l] [select]