Re: How to check if a word is reserved

You ask an excellent question, but i worry about your motivation.

Wouldn't "perl -c your_file_here" serve quite well as a syntax checker?

Update: As it has been pointed out in a reply, perl (5.6.0 anyway) doesn't seem to care if you use undefined methods when run with -c ... I thought this behavior depended on wether the method was called with "&" or not ... but it doesn't seem to make a difference one way or another...

!/usr/local/bin/perl -wc
use strict;
sub foo {
    return not_here("baz");
}
print &some_undef_method(1);
__END__
bester:~> tmp/monk.pl 
tmp/monk.pl syntax OK
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Re: Re: How to check if a word is reserved by htoug (Deacon) on Jun 13, 2003 at 08:11 UTC
I would prefer '`perl -wc your_file_here`'. Always, alway, always (well nearly always) use '`-w`' - or '`use warnings;`' with newer Perls.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Re: How to check if a word is reserved by genecutl (Beadle) on Jun 13, 2003 at 17:28 UTC
I mainly want to use this syntax checker for code that is still under development which may not be ready to pass a full syntax check. Also, I may be mistaken, but it seems like calling a non-existant function doesn't get caught by the perl syntax checker. It only triggers an error when the code is actually run.	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: How to check if a word is reserved by hossman (Prior) on Jun 13, 2003 at 23:23 UTC
Holy Crap! ... you're right. I can't believe I've never noticed that before. Man, that's anoying. ... i retract my comment ... keep up the good work.	[reply]
Re: Re: How to check if a word is reserved by shotgunefx (Parson) on Jun 13, 2003 at 15:16 UTC
Excellent point++ -Lee "To be civilized is to deny one's nature."	[reply]