On 30 Mar 2005 07:07:56 -0800, Randal L. Schwartz <merlyn@stonehenge.com> wrote: > >>>>> "Chris" == Chris Devers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Chris> By convention, the .pm extension denotes Perl modules -- libraries used > Chris> by other scripts but not run directly -- and .pl denotes Perl scripts > -- > Chris> programs that *are* meant to be run directly. > > Not scripts. Libraries. Scripts don't get extensions, unless you're > on brain-dead redmond-generated remote distributed virus loaders. >
I respectfully disagree. I blame Richard Stallman for my habits, not Bill Gates, et. al. 'emacs test' when creating a file opens it in Text Fill, but 'emacs test.pl' when creating a file saves me 'M-x perl-mode' (or 'M-x Cperl-mode', depending). If it's going to end up as an executable, I strip the suffix later. --jay -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
