Re^2: Strange compile error?

A '#' introduces a comment.

Oh no! You triggered that annoying little bean counter! So here we go ...

A '#' does not ALWAYS introduce a comment:

$#array is the last index of @array
# can be used in place of / in s///, m//, q//, qq//, qx//, qw//, y///, tr///.
$# was a magic variable, deprecated long ago, removed in Perl 5.10.0 (see perlvar)
# inside a comment is ignored like any other character until end of line
And of course, a # in a string constant is just that. It does not start a comment inside a string constant.

Alexander

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Re^3: Strange compile error? by LanX (Saint) on Apr 30, 2024 at 22:43 UTC
BUT ... Inside POD, you forgot POD. WAIT... After `__DATA__` and `__END__` STOP ... could be inside a here-doc marker too MOMENT ... A source filter could transform them (see half of f*ck!ng `ACME::` ...) HOLD ... what if C-preprocessor macros are activated? AND ... (fill in more nitpicking, yawn 🥱) Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) see Wikisyntax for the Monastery} UPDATES Inserted 3 more criteria in hindsight... 🙃	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^3: Strange compile error?
by LanX (Saint) on Apr 30, 2024 at 22:43 UTC

WAIT...

STOP ...

HOLD ...

Cheers Rolf
_{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :)

see Wikisyntax for the Monastery}

Inserted 3 more criteria in hindsight... 🙃