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If you do this for new code or changed documentation adding
a =for result would add more test cases.
<chaim>
>>>>> "MGS" == Michael G Schwern <schwern@pobox.com> writes:
MGS> Synopsis
MGS> --------
MGS> Its common enough to put code examples into the Perl documentation, and its
MGS> also common enough for this example code to not work. Usually its just a
MGS> silly typo or other such simple thing. It would be great if there was a way
MGS> to automate some simple compilation tests of examples.
MGS> Using the =for POD tag we can do this.
MGS> =pod
MGS> Here is a nice example of how to add one and one in Perl.
MGS> =for example
MGS> print 2 + 2;
MGS> The existing POD utilities would have to be modified to consider "=for
MGS> example" as Perl code which is to be displayed with an implied C<> around it.
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