Re: [PATCH] Fix typo in perlcall.

Quoth rafl@debian.org (Florian Ragwitz):
>  
>  You may have noticed that using the G_EVAL flag described above will
>  B<always> clear the C<$@> variable and set it to a string describing
> -the error iff there was an error in the called code.  This unqualified
> +the error if there was an error in the called code.  This unqualified

That's not a typo. 'iff' means 'if and only if', so the intent of the
sentence is that $@ will always be cleared, but will only be set to a
new error if there is an error.

The fact you misunderstood may indicate it should be rephrased less
cryptically.

Ben

• [PATCH] Fix typo in perlcall. by Florian Ragwitz
• Re: [PATCH] Fix typo in perlcall. by Ben Morrow
• Re: [PATCH] Fix typo in perlcall. by Florian Ragwitz
• [PATCH] Rephrase a part of perlcall.pod more clearly. by Florian Ragwitz