UPDATE: this was an error in the OP code, not a Mac thing

Doesn't work for me on Mac OSX. It creates the file properly (determined in post-mortem) but hangs when trying to open the file with emacs. 

[13:52][nick:~/monks]$ perl 1136223.pl
Name of the new script  : foo
Language of foo script: perl

Making a Perl script: foo.pl.test

Add modules? ex: File::Basename;
(use strict and use warning are turned on by default).
[yes/no]: yes

This script does NOT add a ';' for you!
Say 'done' when you done..
Modules: Data::Dumper;
done

<-- hangs here
<-- then after killing process:






































----:---F1  *scratch*      All L1     (Fundamental)-------------------
+--------------------------------------------------------------
": No such file or directory at 1136223.pl line 104, <STDIN> line 5.
[13:54][nick:~/monks]$

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In reply to Re: RFC: newscript.pl , my very first script! by 1nickt
in thread RFC: newscript.pl , my very first script! by Darfoune

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