Sure:
W:\>type test.pl
sub IsDir { return 1 }
if ( IsDir() = = 1 ) { print "true" }
else { print "false" }
W:\>perl test.pl
syntax error at test.pl line 2, near "= ="
Execution of test.pl aborted due to compilation errors.
W:\>perl -v
This is perl, v5.8.0 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
(with 1 registered patch, see perl -V for more detail)
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P.S. Although our initials are the same, I am not related to Jair :)
-----Original Message-----
From: John W. Krahn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 4:12 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Is empty directory?
Jair Santos wrote:
>
> From: "John W. Krahn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > Jair Santos wrote:
> > >
> > > From: "John W. Krahn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > >
> > > > $ perl -le'
> > > > sub IsDir { return 1 }
> > > > if ( IsDir() = = 1 ) { print "true" }
> > > > else { print "false" }
> > > > '
> > > > syntax error at -e line 3, near "= ="
> > > > Execution of -e aborted due to compilation errors.
> > >
> > > Is it a DOS or UNIX box ? Mine is DOS and it works.
> >
> > It is a Perl syntax error so it shouldn't matter which OS you run it
> > on. What version of Perl are you running?
>
> ActivePerl 5.8
Can anyone else on the list confirm or deny that this is a syntax error
with Perl5.8 on Windows as I have neither to test it with.
John
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