Re: [FWP] Perl error messages

[Peter Haworth <pmh@edison.ioppublishing.com>]

Tushar Samant wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Jul 1999, Marcel wrote:
> >time;
> >
> >by itself in a Perl programm produces (with -w) the wonderful message:
> >
> >Useless use of time in void context
> >
> >Isn't that almost poetic?
> 
> Gets the Nobel prize, if you ask me. Wonder what else could be squeezed
> out of Perl?
> 
> useless use of sin in void context?
> not enough arguments to listen?
> 
> I don't know if these are really possible...

The first one is easy:
  sin;
Although, to silence another spurious warning, you need:
  $_=0;
  sin;

I can't manage the second one in my <1 minute of trying.

-- 
	Peter Haworth	pmh@edison.ioppublishing.com
For mole problems call N. Avogadro.


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