[Mastering-perl] Check out the chapters on configuration, subroutines, and Pod

brian d foy brian.d.foy at gmail.com
Wed Sep 20 15:27:31 EDT 2006


On 9/20/06, Derek B. Smith <derekbellnersmith at yahoo.com> wrote:

First, thanks for the feedback :)

> In the section listed belwo your English is
> inconsistant.  For example you say 87 other modules
> with GetOpt in the name but later on you say 89
> modules matching GetOpt.

Actually, I say I found 89 modules on CPAN with Getopt:: in the name,
then later say:

> ... including Getopt::Std, Getopt::Long, and 87 other
> modules with Getopt in the name.

87 +  Getopt::St + Getopt::Long = 89 modules :)

> perl's Config at the bottom seems of place and should
> be mentioned closer to the top.

I haven't finished that section, but the main concern is it's
importance to the reader. Using Config.pm is quite rare in code, at
least compared to the other things I discussed, so it doesn't get top
billing.

> but I tested this code using use strict; use warnings;
> and I received no undefined messages as you stated?

I'll ensure the code issues a warning somehow. :)

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