Re: Grokking Compile Error Messages (details)

I'd like to see an example of the error such that Perl complains about multiple "my" declarations when there was only one.

- tye

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Re^2: Grokking Compile Error Messages (details) by QM (Parson) on Jul 21, 2004 at 17:45 UTC
This code: `#!/your/perl/here use strict; use warnings; if (( 1) # missing closing paren { my $x; ($x) = 'abc' =~ /(b)/; $x++; }` [download] generates these errors: `C:\Perl\perl>perl -c syntax_error2.pl "my" variable $x masks earlier declaration in same scope at syntax_err +or2.pl line 9. "my" variable $x masks earlier declaration in same scope at syntax_err +or2.pl line 10. syntax error at syntax_error2.pl line 7, near ") # missing closing par +en {" syntax error at syntax_error2.pl line 11, near "}" syntax_error2.pl had compilation errors.` [download] In the real code, several variables (which had been declared outside of the `if` block) were referenced, and were reported as "masking". -QM -- Quantum Mechanics: The dreams stuff is made of	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^2: Grokking Compile Error Messages (details)
by QM (Parson) on Jul 21, 2004 at 17:45 UTC

#!/your/perl/here

use strict;
use warnings;

if (( 1) # missing closing paren
{
    my $x;
    ($x) = 'abc' =~ /(b)/;
    $x++;
}
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C:\Perl\perl>perl -c syntax_error2.pl
"my" variable $x masks earlier declaration in same scope at syntax_err
+or2.pl line 9.
"my" variable $x masks earlier declaration in same scope at syntax_err
+or2.pl line 10.
syntax error at syntax_error2.pl line 7, near ") # missing closing par
+en
{"
syntax error at syntax_error2.pl line 11, near "}"
syntax_error2.pl had compilation errors.
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