Re^2: Recognizing Perl in text

I'd say all extracted lines which pass a syntax check with perl -c without error are per definition perl code.

Really?

$foo=1
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What language is that? It could be perl, but it could also be PHP, and I expect a few other things. What language it is may perhaps be divined from the surrounding lines of code - it's certainly more likely to be perl if the lines before and after also match your rule.

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Re^3: Recognizing Perl in text by LanX (Saint) on Jan 06, 2011 at 12:28 UTC
> It could be perl, but it could also be PHP so what? Of course it is Perl and PHP and what ever else, like the words "name","hand" and "finger" are German AND English (well modulo capitalization). The OP didn't ask about distinguishing Perl from other languages, but from text. Cheers Rolf	[reply]
Re^4: Recognizing Perl in text by girarde (Hermit) on Jan 06, 2011 at 20:12 UTC
Be careful: so is 'Gift'. ;-)	[reply]
Re^4: Recognizing Perl in text by DrHyde (Prior) on Jan 07, 2011 at 10:27 UTC
The person I was responding to said "I'd say all extracted lines which pass a syntax check with perl -c without error are per definition perl code". This is demonstrably false.	[reply]
Re^5: Recognizing Perl in text by LanX (Saint) on Jan 07, 2011 at 14:28 UTC
LOL... This person didn't say (or mean) "exclusively perl code"! BTW it's also valid JS and Ruby code! :) Cheers Rolf UPDATE: this is the one instance of a doublepost which shouldn't be reaped. Sorry for the inconvenience! :)	[reply]