On Tuesday, August 16, 2011, Alex Brelsfoard <alex.brelsfo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The code I saw was referencing variables using the $:: pragma: I sometimes use this in combination with the -s switch. #!/opt/perl/bin/perl -s use 5.14; use warnings; say STDERR 'reticulating splines' unless $::q; In other words it's a way of me saying, yes, I really want the global var $q in the main namespace. (some people might argue I should use 'our' here. They might be right - especially in the case where I use a command lone switch only once, in which case warnings will ommit a warning) Mark Typed on mobile Internet thingy, expect typos, autocorrect, etc.