Typos in perl documentation

missingthepoint has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Greetings, monks.

In my copy of perldoc base (ActivePerl 5.10.0) one line is missing a tab/4 spaces. This is minor but I had to read the example again to grasp it (and it's a trivial example). To whom or where should I report this? I'd fix it myself if I had access.

Thanks for any enlightenment. :)

Life is denied by lack of attention,
whether it be to cleaning windows
or trying to write a masterpiece...
-- Nadia Boulanger

Comment on Typos in perl documentation - who to tell? Download Code

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re: Typos in perl documentation - who to tell? by Corion (Patriarch) on Jan 06, 2009 at 10:07 UTC
The easiest way is to let Perl itself tell it to perl5-porters via the perlbug utility. Just run it from the command line, enter your report, and if the machine in question has an outside mail connection, the mail gets sent automatically. Personally, I prefer to review the mail, paste it into my mail client and manually send it then.	[reply]
Re^2: Typos in perl documentation - who to tell? by JavaFan (Canon) on Jan 06, 2009 at 10:46 UTC
perlbug will prompt for an editor to use, and start the editor allowing one to edit and review the mail before sending it.	[reply]
Re^3: Typos in perl documentation - who to tell? by missingthepoint (Friar) on Jan 08, 2009 at 07:44 UTC
Reported. Thanks, you two :) Life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece... -- Nadia Boulanger	[reply]