Errin Larsen wrote: > When I use the following in my code, it runs and > works fine: > > use POSIX 'setsid'; > use POSIX 'errno_h'; > use POSIX ':sys_wait_h'; > > However, when I try to combine those into one line: > > use POSIX qw/setsid errno_h :sys_wait_h/; > > Then I get the following error: > > # ismon.pl > ":errno_h" is not exported by the POSIX module at > /usr/perl5/5.6.1/lib/sun4-solaris-64int/POSIX.pm line 19 > > ":sys_wait_h" is not exported by the POSIX module at > /usr/perl5/5.6.1/lib/sun4-solaris-64int/POSIX.pm line 19 > > Can't continue after import errors at > /usr/perl5/5.6.1/lib/sun4-solaris-64int/POSIX.pm line 19 > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./ismon.pl line 3. > > First of all, I'm not putting a ':' in front of 'errno_h' in my code, > but Perl seems to assume it's there ... why?
POSIX fixes up foo_h as :foo_h for some reason > Is there a difference > between the two implementations above that I'm not seeing? Exporter only does the special :tag processing if the *first* entry in the import list starts with one of the following characters : ! / So move :sys_wait_h to the front and it will work. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
