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From:
Tom Christiansen
Date:
February 25, 2013 18:05
Subject:
Re: Recent pod
Message ID:
30506.1361815495@chthon
"David E. Wheeler" <david@justatheory.com> wrote on Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:53:29 PST:
>On Feb 24, 2013, at 12:57 PM, H.Merijn Brand <h.m.brand@xs4all.nl> wrote:
>> =head1 TEST
>>
>> =head2 Return values
>>
>> =over 4
>>
>> =item undef
>>
>> The return value is undefined
>>
>> =item 0
>>
>> The return value i numerical 0 (OK).
>>
>> =item *
>>
>> Any other value.
>>
>> =back
>>
>> =cut
>> -->8---
>>
>> Now it gives me TWO errors and dies:
>>
>> $ pod2text test.pod
>> TEST
>> Return values
>> undef
>> The return value is undefined
>>
>> test.pod around line 11: Expected text after =item, not a number
>> 0 The return value i numerical 0 (OK).
>>
>> test.pod around line 15: Expected text after =item, not a bullet
>> * Any other value.
> This was due to this change:
> https://github.com/theory/pod-simple/commit/5a01eba83824d9f91ecfae302a<SNIP>
> Note that this is a warning, rather than a fatal error, though of course<SNIP>
> In general, I think that this is an improvement, as one should not usual<SNIP>
> But this does raise the question as to whether this change is too much. <SNIP>
Would a prefix Z<> work to trick it?
--tom
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