Re: Global symbol requires explicit package name

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Re^2: Global symbol requires explicit package name by bart (Canon) on Nov 08, 2007 at 11:45 UTC
Of course he's using `use strict;`, or otherwise he wouldn't get that error message. But apparently it's not clear to him what it means. I can't really blame him, I find this error message quite unclear myself. But after a long time of seeing this kind of error message, you eventually get used to it.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Global symbol requires explicit package name by Anonymous Monk on Nov 09, 2007 at 08:44 UTC
Its not a pair of shoes. If you're using strict, read the documentation.	[reply]
Re^4: Global symbol requires explicit package name by Anonymous Monk on Mar 04, 2011 at 00:46 UTC
try to be helpful instead of pretending to be smart. Newbees are coming here all the time. your answer is worthless to say the least. How a bout a reaason why and an example how not to have the problem again or dont bother responding.	[reply]
Re^2: Global symbol requires explicit package name by djshultz (Initiate) on May 23, 2012 at 18:15 UTC
You appear to be attempting to assign to a scalar from a hash key (also a scalar) `Instead of: my $x_axis_label = %specifications{'Central_comparisons'}{'Primary'}; Try: my $x_axis_label = $specifications{'Central_comparisons'}{'Primary'};` [download] same for the second line.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Global symbol requires explicit package name by Anonymous Monk on Jul 18, 2012 at 14:03 UTC
I'm a dev with serious background in Ja.. some other language and I was trying to understand a small program I found written in perl. Founding this kind of comment was like a signal to run away from Perl as fast and far as possible. Hopefully there are some other comments a bit friendler...	[reply]
Re^3: Global symbol requires explicit package name by marto (Cardinal) on Jul 18, 2012 at 14:32 UTC
Well I'm glad you're keeping things in perspective, judging a language based on one comment for which you have no context. I'm sure there are no posts relating to Java (or known trolls on Java forums) which could be taken out of context at all.	[reply]
Re^3: Global symbol requires explicit package name by Jenda (Abbot) on Jul 18, 2012 at 21:24 UTC
You are missing context! If this was a remark to someone who just came to the site and was genuinely new to the language, it would definitely be way too harsh, but this was not the case. Win had been here since 2003 and well ... at times had been rather annoying. Now that wording of that error message is rather ... erm ... unfortunate, but after several years of programming in Perl ... Jenda Enoch was right! Enjoy the last years of Rome.	[reply]