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DOC PATCH 5.6.0
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From:
mjd
Date:
September 29, 2000 23:02
Subject:
DOC PATCH 5.6.0
Message ID:
20000930060234.4559.qmail@plover.com
--- perldebguts.pod 2000/09/30 06:00:59 1.1
+++ perldebguts.pod 2000/09/30 06:01:27
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@
files compiled by Perl. The same for C<eval>ed strings that contain
subroutines, or which are currently being executed. The $filename
for C<eval>ed strings looks like C<(eval 34)>. Code assertions
-in regexes look like C<(re_eval 19)>.
+in regexes look like C<(re_eval 19)>.
+
+Values in this array are magical in numeric context: they compare
+equal to zero only if the line is not breakable.
=item *
@@ -44,8 +47,7 @@
by line number. Individual entries (as opposed to the whole hash)
are settable. Perl only cares about Boolean true here, although
the values used by F<perl5db.pl> have the form
-C<"$break_condition\0$action">. Values in this hash are magical
-in numeric context: they are zeros if the line is not breakable.
+C<"$break_condition\0$action">.
The same holds for evaluated strings that contain subroutines, or
which are currently being executed. The $filename for C<eval>ed strings
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