syntax error not detected by Perl compiler

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(jcwren) Re: syntax error not detected by Perl compiler by jcwren (Prior) on Oct 18, 2000 at 23:09 UTC
You don't have -w turned on. `Unquoted string "p" may clash with future reserved word at t.pl line 1 +2. Useless use of a constant in void context at t.pl line 12. Name "main::count" used only once: possible typo at t.pl line 9. Use of uninitialized value in localtime at t.pl line 5. 31` [download] Turning on 'use strict' and -w gives the following: `[jcw@linux mm]$ perl t.pl Global symbol "$x" requires explicit package name at t.pl line 6. Global symbol "$t" requires explicit package name at t.pl line 7. Global symbol "$x" requires explicit package name at t.pl line 7. Global symbol "$t" requires explicit package name at t.pl line 8. Global symbol "$count" requires explicit package name at t.pl line 11. Bareword "p" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at t.pl line 14. Execution of t.pl aborted due to compilation errors.` [download] --Chris e-mail jcwren	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: syntax error not detected by Perl compiler by Fastolfe (Vicar) on Oct 18, 2000 at 23:10 UTC
Perl is probably turning the `p` into a `"p"`, which is effectively a no-op there.	[reply] [d/l] [select]